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More Brown Long Eared activity at Stockgrove

Posted on June 12, 2013 by batsinbeds

Angie just sent me this report- yet another good night and a chance to practice punning Stockgrove Monday 10th June There was more flying bat activity this time than we have has in previous weeks. Several Soprano Pips and Common … Continue reading →

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Bat boxes taken over by blue tits

Posted on June 10, 2013 by batsinbeds

Saturday’s box check was done in record time, because blue tits had moved into the boxes and there were no bats to be seen. Will have to take advice from North Bucks who have been making their boxes blue tit … Continue reading →

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Fly by Night

Posted on June 8, 2013 by batsinbeds

At a recent Bedfordshire Natural History meeting, Alan Outen put a request for records of under recorded species. One of these were bat parasites and so we promised to keep an eye out, though we very rarely see one. On … Continue reading →

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Cat damaged bat making good progress

Posted on June 4, 2013 by batsinbeds

Last week I posted a picture from Gail Armstrong showing the kind of injury a cat can inflict on a bat. She has now posted a second photo which chows just how resilient a bat can be.The wing is now … Continue reading →

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Barbastelles heard at a new site.

Posted on June 4, 2013 by batsinbeds

A hiatus in reporting activities as Bob and Jude went up to the welsh bat conference and spent a couple of says before hand with friends. Last Tuesday evening was fascinating. The rain stopped just in time, but there was … Continue reading →

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Curiousity killed the bat

Posted on May 25, 2013 by batsinbeds

    The main predator of bats is the cat. In some cases they find an already grounded bat, but they are also capable of catching bats as they come out of their roosts. We know of one case of … Continue reading →

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A game of two halves

Posted on May 24, 2013 by batsinbeds

Last night was a busy one for the Bat Group with two regular surveys The first survey was at the Lakeside sight and was curtailed by rain after only(!) 489 bats were counted out before  rain stopped play and the … Continue reading →

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Little things please little minds

Posted on May 22, 2013 by batsinbeds

It is often little things that makes a bat worker happy. A few days ago, sharp eyed  Danny spotted something on the ground beneath one of the Priory bat boxes. He picked it up and brought it back indoors to … Continue reading →

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Bat friendly gardens

Posted on May 21, 2013 by batsinbeds

If you are out and about in the garden you might like to think of conditions which will favour bats . None of the British bats feed on pollen or nectar, but they will eat beasts that do.     … Continue reading →

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Bats found in Kings Wood Bat Boxes

Posted on May 12, 2013 by batsinbeds

This time last year when we checked the bat boxes at Kings Wood, there was no-one at home. So with rain forecast, expectations were not high when we had our first check of the season. We managed to get all … Continue reading →

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