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Box check at Harrold Odell Country Park

Posted on August 24, 2015 by batsinbeds

A somewhat bleary eyed Bob and Jude joined Hedj ,Kel, Nicky and Phil to check the boxes at  Harrold Odell Country Park on Suday. The cows left us alone but Kel had a close encounter with a grass snake. There … Continue reading →

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Tracking the Brandt’s Bat at Rushmere

Posted on August 24, 2015 by batsinbeds

We drove over to Rushmere on Saturday for lunch and a walk, and while we were there we checked that the Brandt’s tag was still working. It was, so Bob and I went back that night. The Brandt’s came out … Continue reading →

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Nathusius 1 Bat Group 2

Posted on August 24, 2015 by batsinbeds

On Thursday we tried trapping at one of our sites, but yet again the brutes evaded us. After all the recent excitement, it was almost a relief. On Friday we went to Priory for another trapping session. We were joined … Continue reading →

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A Leisler’s comes into care

Posted on August 24, 2015 by batsinbeds

So, I was all set to start telling you about Bat Map, when we had a phone call from Woburn Center Parcs. A cleaner found a grounded bat outside one of the chalets and because we do some surveys there, … Continue reading →

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Is nothing happening in Bedfordshire?

Posted on August 21, 2015 by batsinbeds

I haven’t put a post up for ages and that is because we have never been so busy. I have tried to keep the Bedfordshire Bat Group Facebook page up to date and hope to start updating this blog over … Continue reading →

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Greater Stockgrove Bat Map A photo guide to Rushmere

Posted on August 11, 2015 by batsinbeds

For those of you who are coming to this I have posted a photo guide to Rushmere, so you can see a bit of the site before the weekend  https://www.bedsbatgroup.org.uk/wordpress/?page_id=10803 We are at the final stages of preparation now, and … Continue reading →

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Greater Stockgrove Bat Map Update

Posted on August 6, 2015 by batsinbeds

Only  just over a week to go. The house is full of lists and equipment. The freezer is emptyish ready to receive cake. We had a last minute glitch in that the pond at one of the sites has dried … Continue reading →

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New occupants of a Stockgrove Bat Box

Posted on July 28, 2015 by batsinbeds

Yesterday’s regular box check had two occupied boxes. One had what we think was a Natterer’s bat. It was difficulty getting a good vie last night and a second contained a number of brown long eared bats, but here were … Continue reading →

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The Greater Stockgrove Bat Map

Posted on July 26, 2015 by batsinbeds

We have now done enough detector surveys to locate seven good trapping sites for both of the two days of this event. Our attention has now turned to allocating people to groups to get a mix of expertise  (we have … Continue reading →

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A new bat for Bedfordshire

Posted on July 24, 2015 by batsinbeds

We went trapping Wednesday night and were joined by Daniel Hargreaves and his to harp traps and lures.This meant we had four of them to set up. It was a steady evening at first and we caught pipistrelles, Natterer’s and … Continue reading →

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