Hedj has just sent me this picture of a serotine in flight which he took on the last\u00a0 Harrold Odell survey. Given the speed at which these bats fly I am dead impressed<\/p>\n Photo Hedj Dollman<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Once again it wasn’t the best weather to be out last night\u00a0 but some folk did venture out Kel reports below. “Thanks to the 3\u00a0 other bat group members who braved getting soggy ( as in “wet” not as in … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.bedsbatgroup.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/bats-and-umbrella.jpg\" "\\"bats")
<\/a>“Thanks to the 3\u00a0 other bat group members who braved getting soggy ( as in “wet” not as in “Soggy the Lakeside Survey co-ordninator”) this evening\u00a0 and Aidan’s brave guest. There was plenty of soprano pips flying around the woodland area opposite\u00a0 the skate park. Not so many commuting along the hedge, but a lot feeding around the bus shelter. In fact they were feeding quite low and one even went under Hedj’s brolly, did a lap then flew out. Nothing exciting to report apart from the mad monks have moved again, don’t blink. Anyone who doesn’t know whatIi’m going on about, have a stroll down the bridle path to the wood carvers area.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/a>