Diario del proyecto Somerset Big Bat Count

13 de septiembre de 2023

TUES 12TH SEPT – BROMPTON RALPH BIG BAT COUNT

Our last Big Bat Count in 2023 was for Brompton Ralph wildlife group with support from residents of Tolland. On a somewhat overcast, windy and spotting rain night, eight enthusiastic teams recorded 130 bat sightings.

With just over half the sightings common pipistrelle was by far the most frequent species, soprano pipistrelle, noctule and serotine were also frequently seen.

The recordings of the rarer species, including an early sighting of greater horseshoe will be looked at more closely latter in the year.

Full results are in iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_on=2023-09-12&place_id=any&project_id=all-bats-in-somerset&subview=map&verifiable=any

Publicado el septiembre 13, 2023 11:40 MAÑANA por somersetbatgroup somersetbatgroup | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

SAT 2ND SEPT – STOKE ST GREGORY BIG BAT COUNT

This big bat count for Stoke St Gregory environment group was organised by Bryony from SWT, with help from Bindy from the bat group.

Bryony reported the "Big Bat Count on Saturday was a lot of fun! We had 7 groups out, ideal weather and everyone came back on a really high, having recorded bats in various locations around the parish. Bindy was absolutely fantastic sharing lots of bat-facts and sorting out the tech for us".

The groups recorded 120 bat observations across 12 AutoIDed species. Common pipistrelle and noctule were the most frequent, both with approx a third of the sightings. Other AutoIDed records of rarer bats such as barbastelle, Brandt's and Bechstein's will undergo further analysis of the recordings.

Full results are in iNaturalist; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_on=2023-09-02&place_id=any&project_id=all-bats-in-somerset&subview=map&verifiable=any

Publicado el septiembre 13, 2023 11:39 MAÑANA por somersetbatgroup somersetbatgroup | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

25 de agosto de 2023

Charlton Mackrell Big Bat Count - 24th August 2023

Around twenty people met in Charlton Mackrell Reading Rooms, for a successful night of bat counting. The six teams recorded 73 bats across 11 AutoIDed species.

With about half the records Common Pipistrelle were the most commonly recorded, with Soprano Pipistrelle next. There also were a handful of records each of Noctule and Serotine.

The other species had few sightings, and those recordings AutoIDede as Barbastelle, Natterer’s, Nathusius’s, Leisler’s and Myotis species will need further analysis over the winter.

Full results are in iNaturalist. https://uk.inaturalist.org/observations?created_on=2023-08-24&place_id=any&project_id=all-bats-in-somerset&subview=map&verifiable=any

As we are in our second year of running Big bat Counts, it is nice to see the bat maps for neighbouring villages start to join up, as in this case with Kingston and the Charltons.

Our thanks to everyone who turned out to make it such a successful event

This report and photos from the night are on our website: https://somersetbat.group/bats/count/big2023/

Publicado el agosto 25, 2023 12:06 TARDE por somersetbatgroup somersetbatgroup | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

24 de agosto de 2023

Frome Big Bat Count 2 - 23rd August 2023

Our thanks to Frome Town Council, and Jo in particular, for hosting our largest Big Bat Count to date. Over 50 people in 10 teams recorded 169 bats, again a Big Bat Count nightly record.

As we found in our May count, Soprano and Common Pipistrelle were again the most commonly recorded. However, this time nearly as many Noctule were seen, and there was also a good number of records of Serotine, the other larger bat.

An unrecorded flyby a Greater Horseshoe, as well as several records of the rarer species, will be checked when the recordings are analysed later this year.

With our sincere thanks to everyone who came out, to make it such a successful night

Full results are in iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_on=2023-08-23&place_id=any&project_id=all-bats-in-somerset&subview=map&verifiable=any

Publicado el agosto 24, 2023 12:49 TARDE por somersetbatgroup somersetbatgroup | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

20 de agosto de 2023

Yeovil Big Bat Count - 19th August 2023

Despite changing the date at the last moment due to the weather, there was a great turnout for the first successful Big Bat Count across Yeovil. Organised by Helen from the Wildlife Trust, around 35 people in 10 teams surveyed across Yeovil, and recorded 92 bat records.

The most frequent species was the common pipistrelle with over a third of the records. this was followed by soprano pipistrelle, serotine and noctule. Other AutiIDed records of rarer bats such as barbastelle and Bechstein's will undergo further analysis of the recordings.

Full results are in iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_on=2023-08-19&place_id=any&project_id=all-bats-in-somerset&subview=map&verifiable=any

Publicado el agosto 20, 2023 04:34 TARDE por somersetbatgroup somersetbatgroup | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

15 de agosto de 2023

Kingsdon Big Bat Count - 13th Aug 23

It was nice to see so many lovely people in Kingsdon, return for our second Big Bat Count there. Approx 35 people split up into 10 groups surveying some new as well as last years sites. Unfortunately the rain really started to come down after 1/2 an hour, and so the total number of bats recorded was down at 65.

The most common species recorded were:

  • Soprano pipistrelle
  • Noctule
  • Serotine
  • Common pipistrelle

Three recordings of greater horseshoe will have further verification as these were new to last year.

Full results are in iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_on=2023-08-13&place_id=any&project_id=all-bats-in-somerset&subview=map&verifiable=any

Publicado el agosto 15, 2023 02:13 TARDE por somersetbatgroup somersetbatgroup | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

Castle Cary Big Bat Count - 8th July 2023

On Sat 8th July did our first repeat Big Bat Count in Castle Cary. Twelve people met in the Methodist rooms and set off in 5 groups to find bats.

A colder and clear night meant the bats were late to show, with Common Pip and Noctule making up the majority of the records.

Full results can be seen in iNaturalist. - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_on=2023-07-08&place_id=any&project_id=all-bats-in-somerset&subview=map&verifiable=any

Publicado el agosto 15, 2023 02:09 TARDE por somersetbatgroup somersetbatgroup | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

20 de mayo de 2023

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 somersetbatgroup | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

18 de mayo de 2023

Frome Big Bat Count - 12th May 2023

A large group of nearly 40 people met in Frome Town Hall for a somewhat cold night of bat counting. A total of 101 bats were recorded, with Soprano and Common Pipistrelle being the most common. Several Noctule were heard, along with a possible 6 other species which will need more verification.

A huge thank you to all who came along, hope to see you on August 18th for the return visit.

Full results are in iNaturalist. - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_on=2023-05-12&place_id=any&project_id=all-bats-in-somerset&subview=map&verifiable=any

Publicado el mayo 18, 2023 02:03 TARDE por somersetbatgroup somersetbatgroup | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

23 de septiembre de 2022

Wiveliscombe Big Bat Count - 20th Sept 2022

After several postponements due to rain, we finally got a dry night, abit one that cooled off quickly.

A HUGE thank you to everyone who came along:

  • 106 records of bats
  • a new common pipistrelle roost found
  • and the rescued brown long-eared bat released itself!
    Overall a very successful night.

Looking at the recordings made, common pipistrelle is by far the most abundant, but we also recorded confirmed soprano (pygmy) pipistrelles, serotine, myotis (species) and one faint lesser horseshoe recorded by the old brewery near the entrance to Yew Tree Antiques.

You can see all the results on the map on the iNaturalist website: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/wiveliscombe-bat-survey-08-22?tab=observations&subtab=map

My sincere thanks to all, and I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did.

Andy
Somerset Bat Group
https://somersetbat.group/

Publicado el septiembre 23, 2022 11:14 MAÑANA por somersetbatgroup somersetbatgroup | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario