Peter Jones, "Hampshire Diary"
• Wednesday, August 5, 2009 - Bats 4 - Birds 0!
Headed into the woodland clearing at dusk to try and find evidence of the local Nightjars' Breeding success, but no joy. In fact not a hint of any Nightjar this evening. Also, no Woodcock, so a complete blank with birds!
Luckily, on leaving the house, a Pipistrelle Bat whizzed overhead reminding me to take out my Bat Detector.
Confirmed this was a Common Pipistrelle, and 5 minutes later in the woodland I picked up a couple of Soprano Pipistrelles. A Noctule passed over the clearing, then best of all a "medium" sized Bat came weaving low along the path. It got to within a metre of me before swerving around me, and only the very faintest click was picked up on the Bat Detector.. A Brown Long Eared Bat! one of the UK's commonest species, but one that I always struggle to record, particularly when surveying in open areas.
Tried to pick up a couple more bat species, but the Serotines don't seem to be around behind the house this year, and there were no Myotis Bats along the stream either. |
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