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Day 3 of the barbastelle hunt

Posted on August 6, 2018 by batsinbeds

Expected this to be quite anticlimactic – more fool me. Bo went over last night and staked out one of the two roosts.The other one had 9 bats in, Bob’s had an unreasonable 29. The biggest roost he has ever … Continue reading →

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Tracking barbastelles 2.

Posted on August 5, 2018 by batsinbeds

  The story so far – our brave adventurers captured 7 barbastelles in 10 minutes.The two  heaviest were radiotracked and found in two tree roosts on Saturday morning. The saga continues… The two trees were both sweet chestnuts. Last night … Continue reading →

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Chance favours the prepared.

Posted on August 4, 2018 by batsinbeds

It’s a while since we did any radio tracking so when Chantal, who belongs to both the Beds and Herts and Middlesex Bat Groups asked if we would like to help with a project in Herts we were keen to … Continue reading →

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Visit to Woburn Safari Park

Posted on July 26, 2018 by batsinbeds

A while ago we visited the toilets in the zoo section of the Safari Park and  our observant members thought it had a roost in it. Last night we staked it out. Kel and Hedj joined us, so it was … Continue reading →

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Meet Gnasher

Posted on July 14, 2018 by batsinbeds

We got a call from Lisa and Mick that they had a grounded bat. We went over as Aiden was at work . To our amazement, the grounded bat was a serotine juvenile male. We knew there was a serotine … Continue reading →

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Bat care mayhem

Posted on July 7, 2018 by batsinbeds

Dave B has taken over the care of juvenile bats. It has been hectic to say the least. “I have had 15 Grounded Bat calls in the last 2 weeks. 11 of them have been Pups. 1 Pup died on … Continue reading →

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Busy time for Bat Care

Posted on June 29, 2018 by batsinbeds

This is the peak time for grounded bats. We are very pushed. It would be a great help if you could deliver the bat to a halfway point if you live in the south of the county s we have … Continue reading →

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Glow worm at Stockgrove

Posted on June 29, 2018 by batsinbeds

Geraldine spotted a glow worm at Stockgrove on Monday , the first one we had ever seen  there

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Stockgrove Survey 28th May

Posted on May 29, 2018 by batsinbeds

An interesting night. We found a couple  of  Schwegler boxes with Natterer’s in. That means all the Schwegler boxes put up in Stockgrove have now been occupied. In addition to that we may have found another new Noctule roost. We … Continue reading →

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Bats get lost

Posted on May 25, 2018 by batsinbeds

We are used to getting bat calls about bats flying in buildings when the young bats take to the wing. At the moment the females are pregnant but we have had two calls in the past two days where bats … Continue reading →

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