Bats in Essex in 2001
Serotine Eptesicus serotinus (Schreber 1774)
For the first time in several years, Serotines were recorded feeding at Danbury Lakes during May
and July. The only roost count was often bats emerging at an established roost at Hornchurch.
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri (Kuhl 1818)
The first record was of three bats feeding over Danbury Lakes on 12th May followed by an emergence
of 29 bats at Aveley on 5th June. This represented a slight increase on previous years suggesting that
the decline that took place during the early 1990s maybe over. An identical count was also obtained
at Coggeshall and 54 bats emerged from our largest known roost at Little Hallingbury.
Of interest were three records away from previously known areas. In August, a flying juvenile was
found and later released at Herongate, an injured individual was collected from Emerson Park and
on 16th September, a female was found dead at Harlow. The final record of the year was of one
feeding over Danbury Lakes on 5th October.
Other species recorded during the summer season were Daubenton's Bat. Natterer's Bat, Noctule,
Brown Long-eared Bat and both species of Pipistrelle.
Some notable Essex Coleoptera in 2001
JERRY BOWDREY
Colchester Museums, 14 Ryegate Road, Colchester CO1 1YG
The following list details some records of Coleoptera of conservation status recorded in Essex in
2001. The national conservation status according to Hyman & Parsons (1994) is given for each
species.
Carabidae
Notiophilus quadripunctatus Dejean Nb - one on silt at the edge of a pool. TM0126
Colchester, Friars Grove 26.vi.2001 JPB
Platyderus ruficollis (Marsham) Nb - one under brick in garden. TM173229 Thorpe-le-Soken
4.xi.2001 JPB
Panagaeus bipustulatus (Fabricius) Nb - one under rubbish. TQ8285 Leigh-on-Sea, Belton Hills
West 15.iii.2001 JPB.
Staphylinidae
Anotylus insecatus (Gravenhorst) N - one under wood on damp ground. TQ8385 Leigh-on-Sea,
Belton Hills West 16.iii.2001 JPB
Ocypus nero (Falderman) Na - one under old Fagus sylvatica log in deep shade. TM1621
Weeley, Weeleyhall Wood 3.xi.2001. Apparently the first Essex record since the 19th
century (Hammond 2000).
Scarabeidae
Aphodius zenkeri Germar Nb - one in Muntiacus reevsei dung. TM0027 Colchester, High
Woods Nigel Cuming/JPB.
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