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Radio 4,26 Oct 2014,20 mins

Nightjars

Living World

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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.

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