Common nighthawk

[mex]

This bird turned up near Oxford in Wantage a couple of years ago and created quite a stir, I twitched one on the Scillies in the 90's but missed it. The 'moth' is AI.

DSC_2018 copy by nigel addecott, on Flickr

 

[artyman]

I think that's a nightjar.

 

[mex]

I think that's a nightjar.

It's the same family, this is however a nighthawk, a North American Sp.

 

[artyman]

Aah I'm in the UK

 

[mex]

Aah I'm in the UK

So am I lol, this one turned up in Oxfordshire, a bit out of the way of it’s migratory route.