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Bats and Churches
A member of the Bat group has joined a meeting with the vicar of the church in Beds which is taking part in he Bats and Churches Project., along with the curate, the church water, the Bat Conservation members of … Continue reading
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Working with Whipsnade staff
The latest stage in our new cooperation took place when they aided and abetted by the bat group began to refurbish the disused Kodiak Bear den which is know used by bats as a hibernaculum. This is very damp, so … Continue reading
Why no updates In June ?
Photo WH Breed It’s not that the Bat Group has done nothing, despite the wetness of June. Its down to decrepitude of your truly.My hobby over the past year has been to ripen two cataracts. Finally I have had surgery … Continue reading
River Survey Tuesday 28th May
Very successful evening being quite quiet in the middle ( urban) section. The beginning and end more than made up for it. Lots of Noctules and common pips. The latter swooping over the river in large numbers, picked out … Continue reading
Stockgrove Survey 27th May
Message from Gwen “Very quiet on yesterday’s Stockgrove survey, only two boxes had bats in (both brown long-eared) but we did have something a bit different, one of the tree roosts had a couple of squirrels bedding down in it!” … Continue reading
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Return to Whipsnade Zoo
Photo ZSL/ After a rather frustrating week , some of the group returned to Whipsnade Zoo to do the survey which was rained off earlier in the month. Tonight luck held . It didn’t rain , so no lurking … Continue reading
Church emergence survey
Photo WH Breed On the 24th we revisited Westoning Church to do an emergence survey to see if the Natterer’s were still there. Several of the group gathered as dusk fell, leaning against gravestones to see what came out. No … Continue reading
The elusive Nathusius
As other Bat Groups report catching them, we have yet again come up empty handed. The Nathusius below, looking smug, was caught last year. We will try again later this year
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Begwary Brook
did a trapping survey here on 16th May, hoping for a Nathusius and guess what we didn’t catch one. Hey ho
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Stockgrove Monday 13th May
A rain free night at last and a really profitable one. Once again the Daubenton’s over the lake were in short supply, but we heard barbastelle and serotines as well as the usual common and soprano pips. Brown long eared … Continue reading