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Leisler's Bat (was - Bat ID)

  • 09-08-2012 7:25pm
    #1
    V Bull
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    Can anyone ID this Bat. Not great photos, taken at distance in poor light. He was flying in straight lines, no zig zag and no sound as far as I could hear. He was flying over the tree line outside my house (there is a large park near my home, if that helps)..

    Bat1.jpg

    Bat3.jpg

    Bat4.jpg

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  • #2
    Alun
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    Not an expert by any means, but it looks quite large, and since it's flying high and straigt-ish along the tree line I'll hazard a guess at Leisler's bat. I'm sure there are others here with more experience than me though.


  • #3
    swifts need our help!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 944 ✭✭✭swifts need our help!


    Leisler's bat and worth reporting to Bat Conservation Ireland. They are the first bat to emerge, fly fast and high, and very capable to stooping after insects

    Mark


  • #4
    V Bull
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 719 ✭✭✭V Bull


    Thanks Alun & Mark for the ID, bat reported to Bat Conservation Ireland.


  • #5
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,499 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    swifts need our help! wrote: »
    Leisler's bat and worth reporting to Bat Conservation Ireland. They are the first bat to emerge, fly fast and high, and very capable to stooping after insects

    Mark
    As I understand it they are relatively common here compared to the rest of Europe, but does that mean that in absolute terms they're still rare?


  • #6
    Mothman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,498 ✭✭✭Mothman


    I often see them (including this evening) mixing with Swallows, Swifts & Martins at dusk.


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  • #7
    swifts need our help!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 944 ✭✭✭swifts need our help!


    Alun I hear them most times that I'm out looking for bats.

    When I used to visit households to advise on bats in their house most roosts by far were Soprano pips. It was always great to find Leisler's bats

    If anyone has a bat detector go out before sunset and tune your detector to 23KHz. The sound you are hoping to hear is chip chop or popcorn popping.

    Mating time is approaching fast. Social calls can heard around 15KHz. You can hear male Leisler's clearly with the ear. If you hear a loud, sharp, stationary call, ch as in church, it is most likely Leisler's males.


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