Wednesday 29 July 2020

New Species - Common Pipistrelle

I have seen at close quarters and recorded on my ancient bat recorder two species of bat on site - the Soprano Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) and the Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros). I have seen a Common Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) at a neighbour's house but my bat recorder was not subtle enough to detect one on site. However my new hi-tech recorder (Echo Meter Touch 2 Pro) managed to find both species of Pipistrelle on its first outing last night. I look forward to detecting more species but I have seen very few bats around this year which is concerning.

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