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Walk at Swiss Garden

Posted on September 19, 2014 by batsinbeds

The Swiss Garden at Shuttleworth has recently undergone a  dramatic transformation  and the bat group was asked to do a bat walk there. Bob and Steve led the walk and heard common and soprano pipistrelles, Daubenton’s and brown long eared … Continue reading →

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Bat walks update

Posted on September 18, 2014 by batsinbeds

As the season draws to a close and the nights draw in we have been doing a series of bat walks for groups. The final Priory Bat walk has been and gone and like all the others this season has … Continue reading →

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A sad ending for a bat

Posted on September 15, 2014 by batsinbeds

  Bat carer Simon went to his allotment to dig some potatoes and found this sad sight. A common pipistrelle had got stuck on  a plant – possibly Bristly Ox Tongue. This sometimes happened with young bats , and it … Continue reading →

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A grand day out

Posted on September 15, 2014 by batsinbeds

Bob took a break from Bedfordshire’s bats to head down to Susex to help Daniel Whitby with a swarming survey. At this time of year bats are gathering at swarming sites to try to find a mate. The swarming sites … Continue reading →

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Another good news bat care story

Posted on September 12, 2014 by batsinbeds

The juvenile Noctule found in Sharnbrook is well on the way to being released. Noctules need a lot of space to fly and Soggy’ s house is too small. She took him down to Jan Ragg’s flight cage in Harlow … Continue reading →

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A good news bat care story

Posted on September 12, 2014 by batsinbeds

Dick and Geraldine were called out to a bat call on Sunday. Geraldine writes On Sunday afternoon, we collected a grounded bat from the Wilkinson’s store in Dunstable. The bat was discovered at the bottom of the staircase that leads … Continue reading →

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Hedj’s photos

Posted on September 10, 2014 by batsinbeds

Those of you who follow this blog will often see examples of Hedj Dollman’s bat photos, He has now begun to put his pictures up at https://www.facebook.com/hedj.dollman/media_set?set=a.10153543947708306.1073741882.649488305&type=1. Well worth a look and it’s not just bats

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Triumph at Priory

Posted on September 10, 2014 by batsinbeds

Regular readers will now that the Nathusius at Priory have ben madly elusive this season. We pick them up on a detector but either they set a thunderstorm or a downpour on us, or they arrange for a Supermoon to … Continue reading →

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Four barbastelles at Kings Wood

Posted on September 4, 2014 by batsinbeds

Soggy has been getting practice at mist netting this season, so Bob fixed a trip to Kings Wood with her The aim was to try to trap in an area where there has been a fair amount of activity in … Continue reading →

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One thing leads to another

Posted on September 3, 2014 by batsinbeds

A while ago we were called to a house by the owner whose cat had attacked a bat. It had a serious tear in the wing and we were were worried that it might have got infected. We passed him … Continue reading →

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