1997 No. 52 Part 1 - Bedfordshire Natural History Society
1997 No. 52 Part 1 - Bedfordshire Natural History Society
1997 No. 52 Part 1 - Bedfordshire Natural History Society
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<strong>Bedfordshire</strong> <strong>Natural</strong>ist for <strong>1997</strong>, <strong>No</strong>. <strong>52</strong> (<strong>Part</strong> 1) (1998)<br />
Other records:<br />
The six confirmed sightings were a grounded lactating female in Blunham with<br />
injuries consist~,nt with being hit by a car~ a grounded ba"t in Pavenham also with<br />
injuries consistent with being hit by a car, a grounded bat in Cranfield, a bat in a house<br />
inTempsford and another inWoburn, and two ba~s mist netted by Tony Aldhous<br />
(under licence from English Nature) in Swiss Gardens.The unconfirmed sightings<br />
were ofbats flying at OldWarden Tunnel and Strawberry Hill Farm in Knotting<br />
Green, and a bat in a wood-burner inWrestlingworth.<br />
Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus (Schreber, 1774)<br />
Confirmed records: 1 winter roost<br />
Winter roost:<br />
A hibernating barbastelle was found in OldWarden Tunnel.in February and<br />
December.The choice ofcrevice in this site leads us to believe that this is the same bat<br />
that has hibernated in the tunnel since December 1995 and is the sixth barbastelle<br />
record for the county this century.<br />
Joan Childs and Tony Aldhous are the <strong>Society</strong>'s joint Bat Recorders. They have<br />
held these positions in an honorary capacity since 1991.They run the<br />
<strong>Bedfordshire</strong> Bat Group which produces an annual report and a quarterly<br />
newsletter Bats in Beds.<br />
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