Thursday 22 April

Bailiwick Bat Survey – result! 🦇🦇🦇

Yesterday I managed the tech side and the practical side and the bat detector was attached to the pole and raised 7 feet in the air with a 5 foot clearance all round. So much for me thinking I could tuck it into the fork of a tree! I was far from convinced that it was all in working order so took it down this morning and – showing a technical prowess I didn’t know I had – discovered it was fine, uploaded the results which are shown.

I’m delighted there were three different species, especially the Brown Long-eared bat which is more common in the UK than it is here.

The box has now been replaced for the next three days – naturally I had to make two trips as I’d forgotten to replace the memory which was still in my laptop at home. All very exciting and great to get results back the same day.

It will be interesting to see results from other parts of the island – and when I go to Sark next week as part of Sark Nature Week (26 April – 3 May) This is organised by Lynda Higgins who will be hosting the bat detector and the bird ringing. hhttps://www.visitguernsey.com/see-and-do/events-festivals/heritage-festival-2021/sark-spring-nature-week/