AlanH46
Well-known member
Whilst out birding on my local patch I was supprised to see a bat out hunting over a stretch of frozen canal at 1.00pm in the afternoon.
The canal is an arm of the Staffs / Worcester canal in the UK west midlands which is very close to a small river; the area between being an mixture of scrub and mature trees. The canal was frozen solid and all the surrounding area was covered in snow with temperature being 1 or 2 degrees.
The bat was flying back and forth in about 20 metres loops, about 2 metres above the canal and making fairly large sweeping turns.
The colour was a dark brown, length of the body was approx 80mm and span across the bent wings was about 200mm.
Can anyone hazard a quess on the species and is it unusual to see bats out at this time of year.
Thanks in advance for any comments.
The canal is an arm of the Staffs / Worcester canal in the UK west midlands which is very close to a small river; the area between being an mixture of scrub and mature trees. The canal was frozen solid and all the surrounding area was covered in snow with temperature being 1 or 2 degrees.
The bat was flying back and forth in about 20 metres loops, about 2 metres above the canal and making fairly large sweeping turns.
The colour was a dark brown, length of the body was approx 80mm and span across the bent wings was about 200mm.
Can anyone hazard a quess on the species and is it unusual to see bats out at this time of year.
Thanks in advance for any comments.
