I was watching about 10 bats flitting around the garden last evening and wondering what species they were, also wondering how the hell to photograph them???
I returned to the garden this morning to find this little chap floating in the water tub of the greenhouse. Anyway, I fished him out and luckily he was still breathing. After quickly taking his photo, I put him on a towel in the sun and dabbed off the drops of water with a paper tissue. 10 minutes later and he was crawling round the towel, so I picked him up and put him in a hole in the shed roof which he climbed into.
Anyone any ideas as to species?
Thanks & best wishes
Phil
Posted by John Chapman on April 28, 2006 at 7:42 AM
Hi Philip
the bats I get in my garden are Pipistrel my knowledge on Bats are very limited.
John
Aberdeen
This I believe is a Pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) the most common UK species.
The following link will get you the Bat Workers manual...
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/batwork_manualpt1.pdf
The expert on Bat photography Frank Greenaway has retired from the museum now, will try and get you an email address next week, he will be able to advise.
Nice image btw..... and well done for rescueing it.
Pretty sure it's a Pipistrelle. If you hang a bit of Hessian sack over the barrel into the water then anything that falls in will be able to climb out.
Cute looking things when seen up close like this,despite looking a bit sorry for himself and a bit water-logged.
Hopefully the bat will make a full recovery.
Posted by John Gardner on April 29, 2006 at 3:42 AM
Hi Phil
It's a pipistrelle bat. These bats have recently been split into two species and yours is the common pipistrelle (pipistrellus pipistrellus) identifiable by the black face mask.
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6 repliesI returned to the garden this morning to find this little chap floating in the water tub of the greenhouse. Anyway, I fished him out and luckily he was still breathing. After quickly taking his photo, I put him on a towel in the sun and dabbed off the drops of water with a paper tissue. 10 minutes later and he was crawling round the towel, so I picked him up and put him in a hole in the shed roof which he climbed into.
Anyone any ideas as to species?
Thanks & best wishes
Phil
the bats I get in my garden are Pipistrel my knowledge on Bats are very limited.
John
Aberdeen
This I believe is a Pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) the most common UK species.
The following link will get you the Bat Workers manual...
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/batwork_manualpt1.pdf
The expert on Bat photography Frank Greenaway has retired from the museum now, will try and get you an email address next week, he will be able to advise.
Nice image btw..... and well done for rescueing it.
Pretty sure it's a Pipistrelle. If you hang a bit of Hessian sack over the barrel into the water then anything that falls in will be able to climb out.
Regards
Rob
Best wishes
Phil
Cute looking things when seen up close like this,despite looking a bit sorry for himself and a bit water-logged.
Hopefully the bat will make a full recovery.
It's a pipistrelle bat. These bats have recently been split into two species and yours is the common pipistrelle (pipistrellus pipistrellus) identifiable by the black face mask.
John