Friday 7 July 2023

Living World - Nightjars


LIVING WORLD - NIGHTJARS (320kbs-m4a/50mb/21mins)

BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 18th October 2021

Chris Sperring is in Somerset during the last days of summer to find a bird that is one of the first to leave before the autumn.

As the light fades a strange whirring sound fills the air and silent masters of flight hawk for moths and other airborne insects.

Producer: Ellie Sans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2014.