FRI 19TH MAY – BUCKLAND ST MARY BIG BAT COUNT

A superb turnout for out first rural count of the year. Approx 25 people across 7 teams recorded 148 bats across 12 auto-Ided species.

A huge thank you to all who came along, and especially to Jolyon and Jo for the hosting and warm welcome.

Common Pipistrelle and Noctule were the most frequently recorded, with the first Nocule been seen 3 minutes before sunset near the church.

Serotine were also common, but there were three exciting species all with over a dozen sightings

• Leisler’s
• Barbastelle
• Nathusius Pipistrelle.

Obviously these three will need more verification before they can be confirmed. This also applies to the other species recorded:

• Brown Long-Eared
• Soprano Pipistrelle
• Bechstein’s
• Whiskered
• Brandt’s
• Daubenton’s

The full results can be viewed in iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_on=2023-05-19&place_id=any&project_id=all-bats-in-somerset&subview=map&verifiable=any

Publicado el mayo 20, 2023 03:43 TARDE por somersetbatgroup