Just about to settle down to read my morning paper, when we get a phone call from Brian saying have you seen it yet, no is the answer what is it, he tells us to stand by as a lifer has been found in Oxfordshire and if it gets confirmed we will shoot off for it
A Common Nighthawk had settled on a garden fence at 7 Springfield Road.
It was reported at 11.56 am and we wait till it is reported again and that is all we need to set off for it, we meet up and are on our way by 12.30, it's 90 miles away and we have a trouble-free journey, and arrive around 2 pm, the parking is easy and only 5 minutes from the bird.
A fellow was waiting at the top of the road with a bucket for a £10 donation to stand in the road to view the Nighthawk sitting on a garden fence, with the fee paid we are all watching another Lifer and only 10 yards away from us.
It's a cracking-looking bird and is not disturbed by the large crowd that was building very fast.
While we were looking at the Nighthawk I would say a crowd of two hundred or so had made their way to see the bird by the first hour that we were there. A nice crowd with many familiar faces, always nice to meet up with them.
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