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Luton survey

Posted on June 20, 2014 by batsinbeds

After all the excitement of Tuesday night was almost bound to be a bt of an anticlimax but but at least it gave some of us a chance to walk of all yesterday’s cake.Geraldine and Dick write A fairly quiet … Continue reading →

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A visit to the common pip roost

Posted on June 19, 2014 by batsinbeds

Once a year some of the group head off to the common pipistrelle roost which has been observed closely since 1988. A earlier date to meet the bats was thwarted but the bats did co-operate by arriving for the date … Continue reading →

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Stockgrove 16th June

Posted on June 18, 2014 by batsinbeds

A fortnight ago Stockgrove Country Park was seething with bats.This time  the combination of the sky failing to darken and a colder wind made for less excitement bat wise, but there were other things to entertain us Geraldine takes up … Continue reading →

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Thrown in at the deep end

Posted on June 13, 2014 by batsinbeds

Becky is one of our keenest new bugs and came along with us to the Lakeside survey. Soggy showed her round the site, gave her a tally counter and left her to it. 800 bats later Becky emerged from the … Continue reading →

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Kings Wood Box check

Posted on June 10, 2014 by batsinbeds

After a very successful outing in May,  we were wondering what we would find this time round Aidan, Gwen,Ellie, Nicky and Bob were joined by Peter West of the Essex Bat Group, who is about to set up a project … Continue reading →

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An uncommon common pipistrelle at Priory

Posted on June 5, 2014 by batsinbeds

With bats showing signs of pregnancy this was our last trapping evening for a while. Becky had such fun on Monday that she came out again with us, and we warned her that it was touch and go whether we … Continue reading →

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A very successful night at Stockgrove

Posted on June 5, 2014 by batsinbeds

When I saw Geraldine and Dick bouncing abut like a pair of  gleeful Tigger’s I know they had seen something good. The following explains it all “5 bat group members including 1 who has recently joined, had a wonderful time … Continue reading →

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A Nathususius – but not in Beds

Posted on June 1, 2014 by batsinbeds

Grafham Water is in Cambridgeshire, but I am including it here because bat group member Aidan works there. It is a known Nathusius site and Bob joined Aidan on a Nathusius survey last night. Bob loitered at the edge of … Continue reading →

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Trapping at Tiddenfoot

Posted on May 31, 2014 by batsinbeds

After a poor night trapping last night we headed back to Tiddenfoot, which has had spectacular displays of bats both times we went.  The chief bat lookout trained her binoculars on the car park and watched as ten of us … Continue reading →

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Lakeside survey

Posted on May 30, 2014 by batsinbeds

Meanwhile elsewhere other bat group members were counting soprano pipistrelles out of their roost. This is not without its hazards. At the beginning of the season the nearby nettle patch was quite easily dealt with. Last night the recent rain … Continue reading →

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