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19-01-2007, 04:25 PM
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| | | Bat feeding
Hi, im new to this forum .Ive just been watching two maybe three bats flying arond my garden in essex.dont think ive seen that before in late january. |
19-01-2007, 04:28 PM
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Hi Ginger dave welcome to WAB.... We have had bats flying around for several weeks now.. I think it because of the weather being so warm..  |
19-01-2007, 04:54 PM
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Though bats hibernate, they do sometimes change their winter roosts in milder spells + will hunt if conditions are suitable. In recent weeks it's been so mild there are quite a few flying insects, particularly dipterans, about.
A few years back I saw a couple of Pipistrelles + a Noctule on a New Year's Day walk in Richmond Park- it was a very mild, still + grey day. |
21-01-2007, 09:01 AM
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Yep, we have had reports in our Bat Group forum of pips in January... |
22-01-2007, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by hachidori  Yep, we have had reports in our Bat Group forum of pips in January... | Yes, bats are great opportunists and will feed in any month in the winter if it's worth it (energy gained by eating versus energy lost by catching food). Bats may also fly in cold snaps - when one hibernation site gets too cold they have to move to another. This is tough on them because when it gets cold there is little chance of feeding.
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22-01-2007, 12:02 PM
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I would like to think there are insects out there for these emergent bats
the energy penalty is high and a cold snap could prove fatal for some
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