CENTRAL SCOTLAND BAT GROUP

This section shows a few of our activities. Just follow the link to see the pictures.

Aberfoyle Forestry Commission bat box survey, September 2009, No. 1
Group member checking a bat box.
Aberfoyle Forestry Commission bat box survey, September 2009, No. 2
A bat leaves a bat box.
Aberfoyle Forestry Commission bat box survey, September 2009, No. 3
Taking as bat's vital statistics.
Aberfoyle Forestry Commission bat box survey, September 2009, No. 4
Examining a bat's wing.
Aberfoyle Forestry Commission bat box survey, September 2009, No. 5
A bat in the hand.
Aberfoyle Forestry Commission bat box survey, September 2009, No. 6
Bat box maintenance.
Setting up equipment
Members of the Group preparing acoustic equipment to aid monitoring flying bats as the evening light fades and the bats are about to emerge.
Looking for bats
Members of the Group investigate promising sites for bat roosts during the winter to identify where the local bats hibernate.
Analysing bat droppings
Members of the group are instructed in microscopic examination of bat droppings to study the diet of the animals.
Preparing to go underground
Members of the Group, suitably dressed, prepare to go underground in search of bats.