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Officer of the Lure
In an earlier post we mentioned Soggy’s dreadful habit of lapsing into Clouseau speak every time the phrase ” acoustic lure” was mentioned. So we are preparing for an onslaught as the beast has made it from the States. Bob … Continue reading
Hunting for a Nathusius
As part of our quest for a Nathusius we have done two daylight reconnoiters of Stewartby lake. The woodland is still in an early stage of development, so we were not over optimistic, but we went back last night, detectors … Continue reading
Bats at Priory Park
Danny did his usual monthly box check today and found no less than nine pipistrelles in a bat box at Priory Country Park today. Further proof that the bat season is underway Plugins 2
The National Nathusius Project
At the Eastern Region Bat conference, Daniel Hargreaves gave a talk on a new National Nathusius Project. We are not one of the pilot studies, but Daniel is keen to get records from as wide a range of bat groups … Continue reading
First visit to Stockgrove this season
After the success of the first Lakeside Survey we had high hopes for the first Stockgrove survey. But the weather had other ideas and the rain fell enthusiastically.To begin with there were more of us than there were bats as … Continue reading
The bat season starts here
On Thursday we had our first survey of the year, We had two new members coming along and we hoped there would be some bats to listen to. We went to visit our the soprano roost, half expecting there would … Continue reading
Is this bat poo?
We had an e mail at the end of March from a man who had photographed some poo on his bat box asking whether it could be a bat’s or whether it was a bird. The clue is in the … Continue reading
The Bat Group Record Database.
In our 25 year history we have collected a lot of bat records and maintain a database of over 5000 records, which we gather during the surveys we carry out. (In 2014 we carried out over 70 … Continue reading
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Another roost hunt
On a crisp Sunday morning, Bob, Bob and Judith ventured into Kings Wood and checked a small area for potential roosts They found seventeen potential roosts, all of them in oak trees. The plan is to go back later … Continue reading
Spring is coming
It is officially Spring. Birds are singing, flowers are blooming and bat group members are getting excited about the new season. Kit is being dusted down, checked and given new batteries. The Bat group funds (which come largely … Continue reading