I'm pretty sure its the wrong shape for a bat. Its wings are definately bird shaped. I'm going to have a look at swallows and swifts and see if i can get a match, thanks for the suggestion yarrow.
Ok its not a swift or a swallow and i'm certain because of the wing and tail shape its not a bat. The wings are too short and not at all angular. Could it be a house martin? If it would only keep still for 2 secs I'd get a photo!
You'll certainly know if it's a swift because they scream as they fly round the house and garden, and their shape is very distinctive. Swallows are also noisy as they have social time in the evening.
Sounds like a bat. They have a specific 'beat' and they fly in the same pattern for hours.
"Nightjars are most active at dawn and dusk when they hunt for moths, beetles and crane flies. They demonstrate astonishing aerial agility as they execute rapid twists and turns in pursuit of their prey."
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You need a bat detector.is there a local bat group?
In the sticks near Peterborough
If its flying at dusk, it is probably a bat.
Sounds like a bat. They have a specific 'beat' and they fly in the same pattern for hours.
A nightjar?
"Nightjars are most active at dawn and dusk when they hunt for moths, beetles and crane flies. They demonstrate astonishing aerial agility as they execute rapid twists and turns in pursuit of their prey."
We had them in Surrey.
But nightjars can't be described as 'small'.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Is it a martingdale?, I've been told they are here early this year