Nightjars Return

I checked the reserve on Monday evening (16 May) and was lucky enough to hear 3 churring males and a flight call from a fourth bird. They were all on the edges of the areas cleared of young pine last autumn in phase one of the heathland restoration programme.  We will be closely monitoring how the Nightjars react to the clearance work. It will of course be a while before the heathland regenerates and the birds begin to benefit from the restoration programme.