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Lakeside Survey

On Thursday we waited with excitement to see what had happened to the numbers at the soprano pipistrelle roost. Would they have increased further? Would the bats have given birth to their pup?. It was a warm night with lots … Continue reading

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Stockgrove Park analysis of calls.

While the rest of those present, trudged round the park looking at roosts, Jude sat herself down at the point we do the Daubenton’s Count and made a continuous recording of bat activity there. ( with Jo to keep her … Continue reading

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Stockgrove Country Park Survey

Angie the  Stockgrove co-ordinator  writes Last night’s survey was warm and a little muggy. But no rain!!!! The first Soprano was heard just 4 minutes after sunset. There was limited activity from Sopranos with only 1 sighting out of 10 … Continue reading

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Bioblitz at Marston Vale Country Park

Bedfordshire Natural History Society held a Bioblitz at Marston Vale. Geraldine , Dick Bill and Lesley and went along to represent the Bat Group while others were involved in the Bechstein’s project. We had low expectations of bats at the … Continue reading

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Bechstein’s update

The weather did it again. Lia drove up from Bristol with all the equipment and then the rain came in.  The first wood we went to is usually very busy but the gusting wind  meant there were very few insects … Continue reading

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Stockgrove Survey

How tired are we of this rotten weather? We had to abandon plans of continuous recording because of the rain,| ( Which meant there were f bats abut and all we would record was raindrops at the risk of getting … Continue reading

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Lakeside survey

Thursday night was a busy night for the bat group. As well as the Harrold Odell survey, we also had the lakeside survey. This is only for bat group members and we are allowed to take 8 members at a … Continue reading

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Harrold Odell survey

  Kelly who co-ordinates this survey writes “had a productive survey at Harrold Odell county park last night. Dived bombed by soprano  pips most of the evening. Great views off 3 Daubentons at the bus shelter including one that swooped  … Continue reading

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Twenty five years of watching common pipistrelles

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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Bats at Wardown Park

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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