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Nightjar Safaris North York Moors National Park 2024

Join us on a safari with a difference as we go on the search for the incredible elusive 'Nightjar'. This nocturnal bird is famed for its churring love call and aerobatic courtship dance. Nightjars have made the North Yorkshire’s forests their key summer stronghold in northern Britain.

Nightjar Safaris North York Moors National Park 2024

Join us on a safari with a difference as we go on the search for the incredible elusive 'Nightjar'This nocturnal bird is famed for its churring love call and aerobatic courtship dance. Nightjars have made the North Yorkshire’s forests their key summer stronghold in northern Britain.

The sympathetic managment of these areas creates great habitat for these birds with a combination of heath, open woodland clearings and standing dead wood offering nesting sites, singing posts, shelter and insect life to feed on.

Nightjars migrate to Britain from Africa and return thereafter rearing their chicks. They arrive in the north of England in May and leave in early September. 

On these special evenings we start the walk approximately one hour before dusk. This gives us the opportunity to search for other birds such as Common CrossbillTree PipitWoodcock and European Turtle Dove. On booking you will receive information on where we will meet and details regarding the Nightjar safari.

The meeting area is usually within 10 miles of Scarborough. But the precise place may change from year to year depending on where is best to see Nightjars after they arrive in May. We will therefore let everyone know closer to the time of your booking. 

Nightjar Safaris North York Moors National Park 2024

Richard Baines PGdip MCIEEM

Company Director And Birding/Wildlife Guide

Richard’s love of birds and wildlife started at age nine when he watched wide eyed as a charm of European Goldfinch fed on a thistle within a few feet of him in the grounds of his primary school. The next day he was busy drawing the flock in his art class./tutors/2/richard-baines-pgdip-mcieem

Mac

I had the fortune to attend a Yorkshire Coast Nature 'Nightjar Safari' July 2019 - as ever the guidance and location knowledge was absolutely spot on. Having found churring Nightjars myself before I expected to repeat this magical experience, but the astoundingly close views blew me away. Add to that the earlier eye-popping sights (and sounds) of a young Goshawk I was more than happy to donate my blood to the local midge population. If you're wondering whether to take a chance or not, take it.

Birding Discovery Day - Forest And River Birds
Birding Discovery Day - Forest And River Birds

North Yorkshire Forest

The Great Yorkshire Forest is one of the few areas of large landscapes in England we can truly call a forest. Habitat networks link the landscape over 30 miles in extent between Scarborough and...

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    • Fri 24th May - 7.00pm

    • 3.5 hours

    • North Yorkshire Forests

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    • £35

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    • Fri 31st May - 7.00pm

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    • Sat 1st Jun - 7.00pm

    • 3.5 hours

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