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Box checking Update

Posted on June 11, 2012 by batsinbeds

Bob and Bill took advantage of the fact that it was not raining on  Saturday morning to check the last 20 or so boxes that they didn’t manage last week. Nothing until the very last box they checked – one … Continue reading →

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Lia Gilmour’s video of a brown long eared bat in the hand

Posted on June 11, 2012 by batsinbeds

                    On the box check at the beginning of the month Lia Gilmour took a short video of this gentleman as he was being handled. You can see it at on … Continue reading →

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Lakeside survey

Posted on June 9, 2012 by batsinbeds

What a blustery night it was. There were hardly any birds flying and the occasional valiant swift was making heavy weather of flight. Tree leaves plummeted to the group on a regular basis and those of us at the front … Continue reading →

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Bechstein’s quest – Day 3

Posted on June 6, 2012 by batsinbeds

On Saturday the dismal weather forecast  led to the cancellation of the third night of Bechstein Surveys and Lia headed back to Bristol for a well earned rest. Come Monday the weather seemed to be improving and when Bob asked … Continue reading →

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Box checking

Posted on June 3, 2012 by batsinbeds

As a prelude to the third day of the hunt for the Bechstein, Bob and Lia headed off to our third wood, which we reckoned was our best bet yet. It was our last so we could get the hang … Continue reading →

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Looking for Bechsteins – Day Two

Posted on June 2, 2012 by batsinbeds

We watched with trepidation as the weather forecast got gloomier and gloomier as the day went on. Bob and Lia went off to have a look at wood 2 and found a couple of good mist netting spots.     … Continue reading →

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Bats in churches

Posted on June 2, 2012 by batsinbeds

BBC News and many other media outlets have reported on the long term difficulty that St Hilda’s Church Ellerburn has been having with their bats. They are now applying for an exclusion licence – though it is easier said than … Continue reading →

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Looking for Bechstein’s Day One

Posted on June 1, 2012 by batsinbeds

Lia Gilmour joined us yesterday with an impressive pile of equipment. She and Bob went out to look for suitable trapping sites in Kings Wood Houghton Conquest. The wood was looking particularly fine       While we were there … Continue reading →

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Stockgrove Park survey

Posted on May 30, 2012 by batsinbeds

A beautiful evening. There were not man bats about to begin with, and there were no bats in the boxes this time. (picture  was taken last time and you can see the bats in the box are brown long eareds) … Continue reading →

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Ouse River survey

Posted on May 30, 2012 by batsinbeds

Back onto the river with our friends at the Viking Kayak Club. This time we went from Felmersham to Pinch Mill and from there to Sharnbrook Weir. Both soprano and common pipistrelles were sighted, Daubentons flew over the river. There … Continue reading →

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