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Twenty five years of watching common pipistrelles

Posted on May 29, 2012 by batsinbeds

Every year the bat group goes round to John Adams’ common pipistrelle  roost. This year was special as it marked 25 year of John collecting data. ( 2009Adams roost). His daughter made a fantastic cake, which was one of many. … Continue reading →

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Bat friendly Plants

Posted on May 29, 2012 by batsinbeds

If you want to encourage bats into your garden, check out this site for some bat friendly plants http://pinterest.com/shootgardening/bat-friendly-plants/

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Visit to the serotine roost

Posted on May 23, 2012 by batsinbeds

Last night fourteen of us headed over to Potton to visit the serotine roost. The house owners warned us that they had only seen one bat the night before, so we were resigned not to see many bats. To entertain … Continue reading →

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Bats at Wardown Park

Posted on May 16, 2012 by batsinbeds

We first went to Wardown Park as part of the Luton Bat Project, and are doing three surveys a year there, which are open to the public. The weather has been dreadful for the first walk last week and we … Continue reading →

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Bats in Stockgrove boxes again

Posted on May 15, 2012 by batsinbeds

Sometimes it feels like it is never going to stop raining. Bob got soaked yesterday  scouting out a site for the forthcoming Bechstein’s project, but he dried out in time to go to Stockgrove co-ordinator Angie described the evening thus … Continue reading →

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Meeting a Bechstein’s

Posted on May 14, 2012 by batsinbeds

In the run up to our own Hunt the Bechstein’s game, Tony and Bob joined the North  Bucks group  on a survey yesterday, using both a harp trap and a mist net Tony saw his first ever Bechstein’s  (after a … Continue reading →

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Dead brown long eared bat at John O Gaunt golf course.

Posted on May 13, 2012 by batsinbeds

One of our members  works  at the John O Gaunt golf course between Biggleswade and Sandy. He has just sent us this photograph of a brown long eared bat  found in a garage by the greenkeepers’ sheds. The bat was … Continue reading →

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Bat conservation in Mexico

Posted on May 12, 2012 by batsinbeds

Yesterday Bob and Jude got invited to a seminar arranged by the Bat Conservation Trust.    A fabulous talk by Rodrigo A. Medellin on Bat conservation in Mexico. I now know how you extract saliva from a vampire bat, a … Continue reading →

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Looking for Bechstein’s Bat

Posted on May 11, 2012 by batsinbeds

The Bat Conservation Trust has been running a project to look for Bechstein’s bat. Our neighbour the North Bucks Bat Group found a number of Bechstein’s when they were part of the project. They have since carried on their research … Continue reading →

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Lakeside survey

Posted on May 11, 2012 by batsinbeds

At long last the rain stopped for a bit. Went to the Lakeside survey last night and watched 601 soprano pipistrelles coming out to feed. Not only that but we  also had good views of Noctules andsaw a hobby and … Continue reading →

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