In the middle of the night I often hear a bird (I assume) but not like anything I’ve heard before. I’ve listened to all the owl sounds and it’s not like that. But it does sound like a hunting bird. I live in Perth Scotland but near farmland, woods and fields. I don’t think it’s a nightjar or nightingale either. I’ll try to get a recording of it
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(Pardon the Scottish Accent)