Sacha wrote:

Well, the garden shed. We were delighted yesterday when someone heard
squeaking and shuffling behind the vertical larch lap of one of the sheds.

Try not to disturb them any more than is absolutely necessary.

It looks as if long-eared bats are roosting (nesting?) there. We could just
see their tiny heads moving about from time to time so we'll have to go down
there at dusk and wait to see if they emerge. We always get bats around
here in the summer but didn't know they were actually on the property.

It is the season. They are in a summer roost and mostly pregnant females
or possibly just with young now. Plenty of food on the wing with masses
of mayflies etc.

They come out at dusk, but their flight muscles are still a bit cold so
they fly relatively slowly. It is worth watching them come home at dawn
when they are flying at their full potential.

Regards,
Martin Brown
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