In flight IR images from trail camera, Western Switzerland (1 Viewer)

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S_Man

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• Jun 20, 2021

• #1

Time and white wing spot suggest Nightjar, but they are not common here.
Might also be another bird species that was disturbed (around 1 AM at night) or even a bat ?

 

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KenM

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• Jun 20, 2021

• #2

.....or a Hawkmoth?

 

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Butty

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• Jun 20, 2021

• #3

Excellent. Bat presumably, and looks not unlike one. As it's IR, I don't see why a (bird's) white wing-patch should show up at all - and I don't see one: there's a thin white trail which could come from some hotter bit on a bat's wing.

 

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King Edward

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• Jun 20, 2021

• #4

Looks clearly like a bat to me. Certainly not a moth.

 

WACCOE

Marching on Together

• Jun 20, 2021

• #5

Another for a Bat.

 

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S_Man

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• Jun 20, 2021

• #6

KenM said:

.....or a Hawkmoth?

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Nope, moths are too small to be on focus, and by far (I have multiple example with this same trail cam)
This is either a bird or a very large bat. The problem is that the only large species of bats in this area doesn't fly like that, they have deep wing beats, with wings nearly touching at bottom.

 

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S_Man

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• Jun 20, 2021

• #7

About spots on the plumage, you can see them on IR pictures, at least to some extent. I have night photos and videos of a Tawny Owl with 2 different trail cams, and striated or barred details appear "clearly" on both cams... IR is a weird mix of temps and contrasts.

 

jurek

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• Jun 20, 2021

• #8

It is a bat. It has no beak and no long tail.

White wing patch is puzzling. A ring? Dirt? But it is not located where the wing patch of a nightjar is.

 

ryckfour

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• Jun 20, 2021

• #9

Another one for bat. Jurek’s suggestion of a ring is an interesting possibility. The white patch/streak seems to be in the right area for a bat ring.