Diario del proyecto Somerset Big Bat Count

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

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