[Saphire]

Is this a Pipistrelle it was feeding around our street lamp most of the evening. I will be trying to get some better photos tonight.

[Saphire]

There have been no sightings the last couple of night so havn't been able to get any more photos. Can anyone confirm my ID.

[Alastair Rae]

Difficult to get a scale but it look more of a medium size bat.

[Gus Horsley]

It looks to me like one of the myotis bats - maybe natterer's or daubenton's. Could do with a clearer picture to be sure.

Gus

[Saphire]

These are the only other photos I have.

[Nina P]

Amazing pictures, I wish I could take photographs of the bats we get around here, I have been asking a friend to come around with her bat detector, but whenever she does bring it they vanish!! I have at least two different sized bats, one is so tiny it must be a pipistrelle, but as for the other it seems huge, at least a foot wingspan, and heavy with it, I can hear the purr of its wingbeats as it flies over head. The big ones do like to do a flypast over our back patio and over the water feature, the sound of it's flight is very interesting, but as to it type, I have not a clue! I wish I knew as much about them as I do on plants!

[Saphire]

Nina I think it was a solitary one, it was flying around the street lamp feeding, I was about 15ft away, focused in on the ivy that is growing up the pole and just waited until it flew past. I set the camera on F8, 1/250s with the 580 flashgun.

[Gus Horsley]

Nina, it sounds like you might have a noctule or greater horseshoe if it's got a big wingspan.

Saphire, yours still looks like a myotis of some sort, but there are a few different ones. Natterers and daubentons would be the most likely in your area I think.

Gus

[Saphire]

I think I will have to wait until I can get some better photos for ID just hope they havn't decided its now to cold to come out.