tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896252915671767357.post7926955774942364105..comments2023-06-10T09:03:12.433+01:00Comments on North Ceredigion Bat Group: Bats spotted out and aboutUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896252915671767357.post-68738578927953832752010-12-12T14:05:49.152+00:002010-12-12T14:05:49.152+00:00Hi, I have just returned from teaching a course at...Hi, I have just returned from teaching a course at Plas Tanybwlch in Snowdonia. With the all the snow and ice we didn't expect to be seeing any active bats, but on Thursday evening I was on the phone to Shelley from the conservatory and saw the unmistakeable outline of a lesser horseshoe flying on to the boiler room. The temp was up to about 6 C. On friday we went to the little stone waiting room at Plas Halt; fresh droppings - almost certainly the night before. Obviously that small window of warmth after the big freeze was enough for some bats to go out feeding (and/or drinking, tho' the presence of droppings tells us the feeding was successful!). I don't think this is unusual in the winter - it doesn't take much warmth to wake some bugs up. We used torches to look from the ground into some of the bat boxes; one had two noctule bats in, which were instantly aware of us, so they were not hibernating either. RichRich Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03904945086409619530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896252915671767357.post-79552650264891435362010-12-06T16:55:25.056+00:002010-12-06T16:55:25.056+00:00What no comments!
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