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Nathusius 2 : Bat Group 1

Posted on July 25, 2014 by batsinbeds

The Nathusius centred curse continued to play havoc earlier this week. Bob and Sogs tried netting at Barton, but the wind was too strong and the only they caught was a chill. The following night, Jonathan, Andrew and Bob tried … Continue reading →

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Nathusius remain elusive.

Posted on July 22, 2014 by batsinbeds

Regular readers will know that the King of the Nathusius has had great fun sabotaging our attempt to capture his subjects. He has been very successful invoking downpours and even dramatic thunder storms. All too aware  that we were planing … Continue reading →

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Baby sitting captive bats

Posted on July 21, 2014 by batsinbeds

  Soggy wanted to go on the box check but her young charges are still on a five hourly feeding regime, so she had to find baby sitters. Many thanks to Dick and Geraldine who took on the task, and … Continue reading →

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Kings Wood Box check at Kings Wood.

Posted on July 21, 2014 by batsinbeds

To be honest people headed out with some trepidation on Sunday, unsure of what the weather had in store.In fact it was quite kind and the gang got round in record time until they reached the last box. This was … Continue reading →

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Rain stops play at Priory again.

Posted on July 19, 2014 by batsinbeds

We had planned to go back to Priory for another attempt at trapping Nathusius’ pipistrelle. The Met Office kept changing the time when the thunderstorm would hit and in the end we decided to go ahead. Bob and Aidan both … Continue reading →

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Two nice captures at Kings Wood

Posted on July 17, 2014 by batsinbeds

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  We have had reports that brown long eareds who are the last species to give birth have done so locally and so we have begun to trap again. We always keep a close eye on our nets, but last … Continue reading →

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Bat care – an update

Posted on July 14, 2014 by batsinbeds

It might seem that things are quieter than usual at the moment, but that is not altogether true The writer of this blog is currently doing an impression of the bat on the right and shuffling about on crutches and … Continue reading →

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Pipistrelles in Luton

Posted on July 14, 2014 by batsinbeds

We recently had an enquiry passed to us by the Wildlife Trust from a gentleman who had spotted bats flying close to his house in Luton  and asking if any one could help to identify what they were. Viv and … Continue reading →

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Talking about bats at Ursula Taylor School, Clapham

Posted on July 4, 2014 by batsinbeds

Requests for bat talks come via a variety of routes. This one resulted from a meting between  a teacher and a bat group member who were at the same first aid training course.     When Heather Lee met us, … Continue reading →

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Stockgrove Survey June 30th

Posted on July 4, 2014 by batsinbeds

A relatively quiet night with fewer coprano pipistrelles than usual. Bob is hypothesising that they  have given burth and are foraging closer to hiome. The number of common pips was higher – maybe for the same reason, but we don’t … Continue reading →

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