Right eyefull of Little, Barn Owl & Curlew with young along the roadside between Crook & W'ham on way up were a good start.
So peaceful & quiet up there, only passed 1 car after leaving W'ham.
displaying Tree Pipit & a fine Roe Buck greeeted my arrival.
2 Woodcock feeding on woodland path at 21:00 allowed close inspection & continued the positive theme.
several roding Woodcock, with a distinctive bird with feather missing on RHS wing - interesting to be able to identify him on his various circuits.
Tawny Owl calling all around, 1 flew past below me only 15' away & perched up at close range.
He flew into cover & began a duet with his mate.
Another Roe Buck seen - 1 barking close to & putting the wind up me (neither of us knew the other was there !), with 2-3 more barking in the distance.
Cuckoo singing in the dark up to 23:00.
No sign of Nightjar - not even a contact call, although the night was cool - only 2 degrees by i got back to the motor.
Theres always summick to see on the way back with the full beam on.
A roadside Long-eared at Hedleyhope was nice, with a Little across between Quebec & L'Park.
Not so nice was the body laid prone across the road at Nettlesworth - if the oncoming Taxi hadnt flashed me, id have probly gone straight over it . . .
Rang it in & took a look, covered him in a big coat & waited till the amblance got through.
Would have got home 20 mins quicker if id had a 4x4 with decent ground clearance - i could'a just kept on going ;-)
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