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24-08-2008, 10:23 AM
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| | | Daytime bat
Hi there,
I was sat by a small pool yesterday watching and photographing Southern Hawker dragonflies (rare in Scotland) when what at first I thought was a bird swooped down to the pool, touched the surface as though taking a drink, before circling overhead as though catching insects. I quickly realised that the bird was in fact a bat and was mesmerised as it repeated the performance several times. It suddenly dawned on me that I might get a photo but as always in these cases as soon as I picked up the camera it flew off back the way it had come. I have seen Pipistrelles many times at dusk but this bat seemed bigger plus the time was approx. 1.30pm on a bright day. Looking in my mammal books could this have been a Daubentons Bat? The pool is in Argyll not too many miles from Glencoe. It certainly made the day! 
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Nick. |
24-08-2008, 10:32 AM
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| | | Re: Daytime bat
Hi Nick - there is a lot of info. on these threads that may help, including pictures: Daytime bats? Daytime Bats Day flying bat
Your ID could well be right.
Last edited by djackso; 24-08-2008 at 10:38 AM.
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24-08-2008, 11:16 AM
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| | | Re: Daytime bat
Hi Djackso, Just checked out the first thread and one of the posts had an amazing photo of a Daubentons bat flying over water.
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24-08-2008, 11:17 AM
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24-08-2008, 11:23 AM
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| | | Re: Daytime bat
It certainly is! I'll have a proper look through the rest of the threads tonight. Off out.
Tracey | | |
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