New Bat Species in Town....

[BatiArb]

What a great post, a bat the size of a bee! mental.

 

i can see fungi going on the back burner for a stint of knowledge finding on bats!

 

 

Well there is a hell of a lot to absorb there so be prepared. And be prepared to get addicted.

 

There is nothing link a subject where you have the opportunity to learn something new to science.

 

This is a classic case in point where it is possible to discover new species in the UK. Quite incredible if you think about it.

 

Again I wonder how long this species has been here and it has just been overlooked.

 

 

Are the any more I wonder.....

 

Andrew

[BatiArb]

In your private opinion what are the chances of the species establishing here?

 

What are the chances?????

 

Personally I think it has been here for a while at it is more than likely to be well established.

 

Mariya and I were discussing this over breakfast this morning and she suggested it would be more feasible to hypothesis the other way around.

 

i.e what do you think the chances are of the bat migrating from Greece to UK, do you not think it would be more likely that it would go from the UK to Greece.

 

Which would you prefer....../

[Charlieh]

Shame, never mind, im sure its probably more abundant than we are aware off, give the fact that we in Staffordshire dont have a Serotine record for the last 100 years although they have been recorded in all neighbouring counties, its just no one has been able to produce a recording of one as evidence that they are here,

 

I must get on a cave hibernaculum survey this winter, the wife has done a few and says they are amazing, but i have always been to busy to go,

[BatiArb]

 

i can see fungi going on the back burner for a stint of knowledge finding on bats!

 

 

 

Tony,

 

If you have not already read it the attached article will provide a good starting point.

 

Good Luck.......

 

Andrew

BattingResponsibly.pdf

LookOutBats.pdf

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Tony,

 

If you have not already read it the attached article will provide a good starting point.

 

Good Luck.......

 

Andrew

 

I will check them out soon, i did by the batworkers manual a while back and have been meaning to give it a more indepth read for ages.

 

i did hear on the grapevine there may be a bat thing going on with the ATF at some point, and Im all over it if it happens!

 

i will go after the bats when i have my new to science parasitic fly named after me from the Hispidus ! I can rest on the fungi a bit then......

 

well except i wanna also get this endomycorhizea doable and repeatable!

 

going to start with clytocybe geotropa on limes!

[David Humphries]

i did hear on the grapevine there may be a bat thing going on with the ATF at some point, and Im all over it if it happens!

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29 June - 02 July 2010

Bats in Woodlands Course 2010

 

Holnicote Estate

Nr Minehead

Somerset

 

Ancient Tree Forum

 

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

29 June - 02 July 2010

Bats in Woodlands Course 2010

 

Holnicote Estate

Nr Minehead

Somerset

 

Ancient Tree Forum

 

 

 

 

 

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thanks david, is this going to sting a bit? lol:001_huh:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Andy, I also do a lot of fisheries work, are you familiar with this kind of environment and the bats of this type of habitat?

[tree monkey]

so do they habit trees?

Do we need to look for them?

very interesting thread

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

so do they habit trees?

Do we need to look for them?

very interesting thread

 

well considering how little is known about bats in general and this being the first record in britain, it would be hard to assume anyone could answer that one. This bats the size of a bee, so imagine trying to spot this little critter hiding under bark plates!