Pig Bush, 8/7/2015
More bat detecting in the New Forest last night, with a visit to Pig Bush. An area famous for Leisler's Bat, but no joy for me on this occasion, sadly.
I did, however, hear a distant Nightjar, and good views of both Common and Soprano Pipistrelle.
Then towards the end of my search, in dense woodland, a small Bat flew very close in front of me with the faintest of calls being picked up on the bat detector. Even at less than 2 metres, the signal was incredibly faint. More likely a Brandt's due to the habitat, but will have to go down as a Whiskered/Brandt's due to the similarity of the two species.
https://soundcloud.com/pjnaturesounds/whiskered-brandts
I did, however, hear a distant Nightjar, and good views of both Common and Soprano Pipistrelle.
Then towards the end of my search, in dense woodland, a small Bat flew very close in front of me with the faintest of calls being picked up on the bat detector. Even at less than 2 metres, the signal was incredibly faint. More likely a Brandt's due to the habitat, but will have to go down as a Whiskered/Brandt's due to the similarity of the two species.
https://soundcloud.com/pjnaturesounds/whiskered-brandts
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