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Chris-Leeds
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A hallucination? 
Didn't think our biggest bat (noctule I think) was anywhere near that size. May be wrong.
Didn't think our biggest bat (noctule I think) was anywhere near that size. May be wrong.
joespy
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Reminds me of some years back when first on Cyprus, at Neo Chorio, and one night I walked to the local bar in the pitch dark. When suddenly across the small street light flew this big thing... I knew it wasn't a bird, the wings didn't look "feathered" turns out they were Fruit Bats and they were the size of Jackdaws..... nice on a very dark night...:eek!:.:t: They regularly fed on the seed pods of the Carob trees......
Sorry if I'm off the thread.......
Joe
Back when I was a RSPB Wildlife Explorers group leader we had a group meeting addressed by a lady from the former bat hospital in Otley. She brought with her a noctule bat that had been injured and had lost one wing, she said that they were common on the Chevin. It was probably not much bigger than my fist with wing furled.
liverpool_bob
scarce migrant to yorkshire
joespy
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With a wingspan of 400mm it could well have been a Noctule http://www.arkive.org/noctule-bat/nyctalus-noctula/image-A14978.html
Joe
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trappeddownsouth
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Hello.. is anyone aware of how water North Duffield Carrs is holding at the moment?
Andy Kisby is the man for you, he lives almost on the reserve
AndyK
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Ha! I am definitely not at the moment, being kept rather busy by the new arrival! I would imagine still plenty of water though last time I went a month ago it was up to the floor of the garganey hide.
trappeddownsouth
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thankyou Gentleman, always a good week to check for BNG the first week of April..
MartinStandley
East Yorkshire Wildlife
Spurn Today
Nice day at Spurn today with a few migrants the highlight being the wryneck but quite flighty also merlin wheatear blackcap.Photo highlight was this chief chaff.
Full account on the blog.
http://eastyorkshirewildlife.blogspot.co.uk
Nice day at Spurn today with a few migrants the highlight being the wryneck but quite flighty also merlin wheatear blackcap.Photo highlight was this chief chaff.
Full account on the blog.
http://eastyorkshirewildlife.blogspot.co.uk
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MartinStandley
East Yorkshire Wildlife
Spurn Firecrest
I went back to Spurn today, it was a bit quieter, windier and rainier than yesterday, and as such made the birding a bit more difficult. This firecrest showed well at times at the warren, also a single brambling and distant red kite were about the best of it.
I went back to Spurn today, it was a bit quieter, windier and rainier than yesterday, and as such made the birding a bit more difficult. This firecrest showed well at times at the warren, also a single brambling and distant red kite were about the best of it.
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First Swallows at LDV
Some from the last few days,also had first Swallows,Siskin,White Pheasant and lots of other stuff more details on my Blog. http://zingsldv.blogspot.co.uk/
Some from the last few days,also had first Swallows,Siskin,White Pheasant and lots of other stuff more details on my Blog. http://zingsldv.blogspot.co.uk/
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