Monthly Archives: August 2011

Barbastelle in Huntingdon

Posted on August 31, 2011 by batsinbeds

Bat group member Colin  Edwards was at work visiting  an office  in Huntingdon and was greeted with “You know about bats , we’ve found one in a stairwell”. Expecting a pip he was stunned when he saw that it was … Continue reading →

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Barbastelles at Rushmere

Posted on August 31, 2011 by batsinbeds

Off to Rushmere last night in an attempt to catch a barbastelle. The nets were in the right place. Barbs came up to the net to investigate, but once again they laughed in our faces and headed off without getting … Continue reading →

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Motor Neurone Disease Assocation walk.

Posted on August 24, 2011 by batsinbeds

When we arrived at Wardown Park our hearts fell when we saw the fun fair had arrived. It doesn’t bother the bats but is quite noisy. As it turned out we were OK as it wasn’t running. We met 14 … Continue reading →

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If you go down to the woods tonight

Posted on August 22, 2011 by batsinbeds

Friday  saw  8 of us make the mad decision to spend a whole night out in the woods. The idea was to try to locate where bats appear first in the wood with the hope of finding a roost. We … Continue reading →

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Mist netting at Sandy Warren

Posted on August 17, 2011 by batsinbeds

After our earlier success we went back to Sandy Warren to see if we could catch some of those numerous Myotis. I bet you can already guess the outcome. They had all flown off somewhere else and we heard hardly … Continue reading →

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7 pipistrelles in a bat box at Priory

Posted on August 15, 2011 by batsinbeds

Danny Fellman has just sent us this picture of no less that 7 pipistrelles in a single box at Priory. Just for once not in a Kent Box. These are in some boxes based on the Vincent Wildlife Trust design … Continue reading →

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Bat box building at Luton Parkinson’s Association

Posted on August 13, 2011 by batsinbeds

We went to do a talk and run a box building session for Luton Parkinson’s Association last night and had a lovely time. They were a great group and were well up  for a bit of box building. They made … Continue reading →

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Bat walk in Ampthill Park

Posted on August 11, 2011 by batsinbeds

A windy night played in our  favour as it kept bats close to home.  We picked up six species bat detector including the rare barbastelle. As usual there was a spectacular display from the pipistrelles in the wood as we … Continue reading →

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Bat wings

Posted on August 10, 2011 by batsinbeds

The bat group bat wing another trip to Birdfair this weekend- they are being borrowed by the Bat Conservation Trust

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Bats and Boats

Posted on August 10, 2011 by batsinbeds

  Another successful Bats and Boats night. This time they  paddled up the river to Queen’s Park and were rewarded with lots of sitings of Daubenton’s swooping low and feeding over the water.

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