Tag Archives: barbastelle

Swineshead Day 10

Posted on June 24, 2013 by batsinbeds

Quick update – found a 6th roost yesterday. Tag must be nearing end of its life soon – then I can catch up on (a) sleep and (b) this blog. She escaped vigilant eyes again last night Think we may … Continue reading →

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Has it all gone quiet on Bedfordshire?

Posted on June 22, 2013 by batsinbeds

No posts for a while and you may have thought we had gone into torpor. Far from it for the last ten days we have has a radio tag on a non pregnant female ( obviously) barbastelle and have so  … Continue reading →

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Barbastelles heard at a new site.

Posted on June 4, 2013 by batsinbeds

A hiatus in reporting activities as Bob and Jude went up to the welsh bat conference and spent a couple of says before hand with friends. Last Tuesday evening was fascinating. The rain stopped just in time, but there was … Continue reading →

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The mysterious case of the Myotis in the night

Posted on September 5, 2012 by batsinbeds

During the Bechstein’s project last week, we only caught Myotis bats once. This was surprising as we had found them in three of the woods earlier in the season. So last night Bob and Bill  went back to the first … Continue reading →

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Bechstein’s Project round 3 Day 3

Posted on September 4, 2012 by batsinbeds

After another busy day checking the results from the previous night. more bat group members headed off to another wood. This was the most demanding physically as the wood was on a steep slope, so lugging the equipment was a … Continue reading →

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The elusive barbastelle…

Posted on August 23, 2012 by batsinbeds

..lived up to its name again last night. On previous visits  we had heard many barbastelle passes, so we headed off last night to  try to get a tag on. and set up a double high and triple high net. … Continue reading →

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Stockgrove Country Park survey

Posted on August 21, 2012 by batsinbeds

Angie, Stockgrove Park Co-ordinator writes: “Last night’s survey was very rewarding. Tree roost 4 was home to a Brown long eared who came out at 8.35, box 11 was also home to a Brown Long eared but this one sneaked … Continue reading →

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Stockgrove Survey – a visit from some barbastelles

Posted on August 7, 2012 by batsinbeds

Angie  says “It was a very pleasant evening. The first bat, a Soprano was heard at 8.39, just on the first path into Bakers wood. The first Noctule was heard at 8.51, again in Bakers wood with several more passes … Continue reading →

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A night in Wytham Woods

Posted on August 6, 2012 by batsinbeds

Bob and Jude got asked to join a group of bat folk at Wytham Woods in Oxford. This is one of the most heavily studied woods in the country. It has  no less than 1300 bird boxes which are commandeered … 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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