12 nocturnal bird calls from southern Africa

Listen to 12 different nocturnal bird calls recorded in southern Africa; Spotted and Verreaux's Eagle-owls, Spotted and Water Thick-knees, African Scops and Wood Owls, Western Barn Owl, African Barred Owlet, Fiery-necked, Square-tailed and Swamp Nightjars and Buff-spotted Flufftails.

[altagouws]

Thank you, Lynette, you are such a star to bring us all these birds and their sounds! So wonderful how you could capture it. So many times I notice a bird sound, but not knowing what causes it. Thank you for your contribution!

[bothafaffa]

I LOVE the call of the Fiery necked Nightjar.It reminds me of my childhood growing up on the farm, loved hearing them at night.Thank you so much for the video.

[christeengrant]

Thank you for these beautifully evocative night calls. I've been hearing Fiery-necked Nightjars calling in the early morning, but wasn't sure of their ID, so grateful ( KZN Midlands)!

[robinburger]

Used this vid to ID a bird somewhere in the garden. Fiery-necked nightjar. Quite amazing at how identical 2 obviously different birds of the same species sound. Timing, pitch, all spot on. Wild.

[simba-twvm]

This just helped me identify a brand new call I heard in our neighbourhood. Winston Park, Hillcrest, Durban. Buff spotted flufftail. Thanks!

[maritzasylvia]

Onalways here these bird calls but could for years not identify them.. And it was mostly at night.. & only certain times of the year. When they came back it was like I went aaaa It was the spotted & water thick knees!!!! Thank you so much… I can listen to them all the time and my sleep is glorious 💌🇿🇦

[heinovanrooyen]

Thank you for this I hear this beatiful sound every night in redhouse eastern cape and now I know its the Fiery necked Nightjar thanks to you.

[trudiehopkins]

After many sleepless nights and various theories in our neighborhood about this mysterious, almost mechanical sound - this was the video assisting us identifying Buff- Spotted Flufftail last week. Thanks!
Grabouw, Western Cape.

[ladymoniquevonmolendorff]

I can't thank you enough for this wonderful video. We live in a very rural part of Cape Town near Somerset West, and have tons of interesting bird species. Lots of hawks, eagles and owls. But there was this one distinctive call that I couldn't identify, and it turns out it was the fiery-necked nightjar! I've never seen that bird before, but we hear it every now and again at dusk. Thank you! Finally my information itch has been scratched 😂

[fishrsa]

I grew up in a small town near the west coast called Hopefield. There was an old grass roof building across the street from my house where barn owls would nest. If I hadn't grown up with that eerie screeching sound, I would probably have been scared to death if I heard it

[precioussheila]

Thank you for bringing back my sweet childhood memories, but I used to run away from some of the bird calls at night 😂😂💕

[IngridPouwels-tjdx]

Baie dankie vir al jou moeite!! Waardeer dit baie

[debraolivier]

I have Dikkops and Nightjars each and every start of summer night.

[luprenoc.]

Fiery-necked nightjar has been a sound of my nightmares since childhood, it has been so such a weird scary beautiful sound even now because I’ve never heard anyone talk about it🤣🤣🤣🤣always thought I’m imagining things.

[russell]

These thick kneed birds made me do research at 2 am tsek

[jafaryyona]

I am verry happy with the video coz I've been looking for the fiery-necked nightjar call of which when I was young I used to be very afraid of it.😁😃
Thank you so much.

[knives]

1:23 lol i came for this, i keep hearing it everynight, i used to hear it growing up but it stopped. Then suddenly i heart it again every night i had to find out the name.

[pamlindner]

We were taught that the call of the fiery nightjar was “good Lord deliver us”

[sarahprudence]

This video was very helpful.. lastnight we heard some weird noise on our roof, and we suspected it was an owl sound. I have now confirmed it

[robertcarr]

Fiery necked nightjar is a damn pain in the ass. It just does not shut up all night. They drive us mad 😅