Tag Archives: Leisler’s bat

Sandy survey

Sara , who usually reports on these surveys,  is very pregnant and decided to miss out on this one so Bob has written a report. “I have finished processing results from the survey, which involved more bats than I had … Continue reading

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Death of our Leisler’s

We are sorry to announce that the captive juvenile Leisler’s has died . The fact that she wasn’t gaining weight was a source of concern, so Kel wasn’t exactly surprised, but we were hoping for the best.  Alas, it was … Continue reading

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The advantages of having a professional photographer in the group

Hedj Dollman is a professional photographer,who take lovely photos of bats in the field. As Kel has been caring for injured bats, he has taken the opportunity to take some studio shots, with Kel providing biscuits for the humans and … Continue reading

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Juvenile Leisler’s in care – an update

Ten days ago we put up a post about a juvenile Leisler’s found at Center Parcs. We passed it on to Kel as she has the magic touch when it comes to juveniles, and Sogy was away at birdfair. On … Continue reading

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A Leisler’s comes into care

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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What could be even more exciting than 2 Nathusius pipistrelles?

Last night we caught our first bat in our new trap trap. We set up four harp traps and acoustic lures Thanks Daniel and AIdan) as part of the Nathusius Pipistrelle Project. There was an ecstatic reaction  when this beast … Continue reading

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