Am I seeing things? The evening is very chilly but I'm almost certain I've
just seen a bat fly past my window! Can anyone tell me what time of year
they usually get going - I associate them with much warmer evenings than
this.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online

In message , Sacha
writes
Am I seeing things? The evening is very chilly but I'm almost certain I've
just seen a bat fly past my window! Can anyone tell me what time of year
they usually get going - I associate them with much warmer evenings than
this.

Could be. I haven't seen any so far this year but last year I spotted
the first of our regular Pipistrelles over the garden (a bit nearer the
coast than you) on 3 April.

--
Robert

In article ,
says...
Am I seeing things? The evening is very chilly but I'm almost certain I've
just seen a bat fly past my window! Can anyone tell me what time of year
they usually get going - I associate them with much warmer evenings than
this.

I have seen one or two but they normally appear in numbers about the same
time as the Swallows ie mid April
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

On 20/3/09 21:21, in article ,
"Charlie Pridham" wrote:

In article ,
says...
Am I seeing things? The evening is very chilly but I'm almost certain I've
just seen a bat fly past my window! Can anyone tell me what time of year
they usually get going - I associate them with much warmer evenings than
this.

I have seen one or two but they normally appear in numbers about the same
time as the Swallows ie mid April

Thanks to you and to Robert - I did wonder if they might have come out early
because last year was so bad for them and they're hungry! Or is that just
not bat behaviour?

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online

Check your attic - you wouldn't want bats in your belfry. (Bad pun, but
I couldn't help it.)


--
Dymphna
Message Origin: TRAVEL.com

On 23/3/09 18:12, in article ,
"Dymphna" wrote:


Check your attic - you wouldn't want bats in your belfry. (Bad pun, but
I couldn't help it.)


Bats are in the shed. They may well be in the belfry but that's next door.
;-)
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online

But if you do have bats in your belfry, there is nothing you can do - they are all protected by law. We had bats in our attic - they never caused any problems.