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MAMMAL GROUP BAT NETTING - 6th July, 1984 8pm
Sixteen Members and friends met at Court Hill,
Little Leighs at 8 O'clock and walked to the
north end of Leez Reservoirs. Bats were seen
flying over a small pond by the Clubhouse and
generally over the edges of the Reservoir
Two groups set-up bat nets in the clearing
behind the tree-lined water's edge and listened
for approaching bats using bat detectors. The
bats were swept with nets when actually seen and
some were caught, namely three Pipistrelles;
these were flying low enough to net. However,
another species, the Serotine, was identified
in flight with the bat detector, but was too
high to net; three were recorded. A third
species, the Noctule was thought to be present,
one was seen flying very high and in view of
its straight flight seemed to be correctly
identified.
The water certainly attracted insects for the
bats to hunt and the open nature of the Leez
Reservoirs made them easy to see. It was
agreed that the meeting had been successful and
should be repeated next year.
DAVID SCOTT
GENERAL MEETING AT SKIPPERS ISLAND - 8th June,
1984 -- LEADER LT. COL. HARRY HAWKES
The party arrived on the island with the aid of
a ferry skippered by the warden on this splendid
summer day.
Large quantities of Hog's Fennel (Peucedanum
officinale) were seen in flower as well as
Dyer's Greenweed (Genista tinctoria). The
crimson flowers of Grass Vetchling (Lathyrus
nissolia) attracted our attention at lunch. As