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Rain doesn’t stop play

Posted on July 19, 2012 by batsinbeds

Despite torrential rain in the east of the county, we were able to go ahead with a woodland survey in Mid Beds last night.- and it did not rain! We heard Natterer’s and both soprano and common pipistrelles in a … Continue reading →

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More rain , more churches

Posted on July 18, 2012 by batsinbeds

And still it rains, but nothing daunted we have continued to have a look at more North Bedfordshire churches  – it’s amazing how varied they are.( and stopped at a few nice pubs on the way). No bats in the … Continue reading →

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New i phone app for seeing bat calls

Posted on July 13, 2012 by batsinbeds

New technology is helping scientists and members of the public learn more about the lives of bats. Bat expert Professor Kate Jones has collaborated with artist Jeremy Deller on a device that works in conjunction with smartphones to generate digital … Continue reading →

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The Stodden Churches.

Posted on July 13, 2012 by batsinbeds

We are doing a talk for the Stoddon group of churches in October and used this an excuse to  go and take some more photos. We went on Tuesday and  the rain actually held off for a couple of hours, … Continue reading →

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A rainy bat walk at Harrold Odell Country Park

Posted on July 13, 2012 by batsinbeds

It was a nice afternoon on Thursday – blue skies and dry. BUT as the time for the bat walk got nearer so the weather got worse. In Mid Beds it was torrential rain. We headed off to the bat … Continue reading →

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Filming Noctules at a bat roost

Posted on July 11, 2012 by batsinbeds

On Monday we counted 30 Noctules out of a roost at Stockgrove. Last night bat group member Toby tried out his latest bit of kit, an infra red light, and filmed them coming out. The infra red light means that … Continue reading →

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Common pipistrelle roost – Update

Posted on July 8, 2012 by batsinbeds

Earlier this year we reported an important anniversary – 25 years of observing one common pipistrelle roost. https://www.bedsbatgroup.org.uk/wordpress/?p=5755 When we visited in May there were very few bats present, but more came to join the group as the months wore … Continue reading →

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Lakeside Survey

Posted on July 8, 2012 by batsinbeds

On Thursday we waited with excitement to see what had happened to the numbers at the soprano pipistrelle roost. Would they have increased further? Would the bats have given birth to their pup?. It was a warm night with lots … Continue reading →

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New book on British Bat Calls

Posted on July 5, 2012 by batsinbeds

  Great excitement in our household this morning as the new book by Jon Russ has finally been published after a very long delay. Thanks to Pelagic Press for coming to the rescue .  At first glance it seems well … Continue reading →

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A Bad Year for Bats

Posted on July 3, 2012 by batsinbeds

The Bat Conservation Trust has just posted the message below on Facebook. So far we have got off lightly in Bedfordshire but friends elsewhere are reporting large scale abandonment of young. In Beds the bats we caught earlier in the … Continue reading →

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