There has just been a shout of Die Fledermaus from the kitchen, nothing to do with the opera by younger Johann Strauss, but Ulli was on the phone to her mother and spotted the first bat of 2015. It was probably Pipistrellus pipistrellus or Pipistrellus pygmaeus (based on previous identifications). It was earlier than last year, which was on the 15th April, but not as early as some years, 26th March 2012 and 30th March 2009.
It is great to have such opportunities to see wild life in the centre of a city, which one of the reasons I so enjoy living in Edinburgh.
Wednesday, 5th, August 2015 at 13:00
I’ve not see one as yet and we’re out in a township just outside the city. We’ve had hundreds of butterflies and bees about. But no bats yet..Only a matter of time though I think as we’re steeped in wooded areas in Hampton, Peterborough.
Wednesday, 8th, April 2015 at 20:37
I haven’t seen any this year as yet, although I did get dive bombed by a late one while cycling in Autumn last year.