Stocker’s Bat boxes being put to good use

On Monday September 4th a small team comprising Patty Briggs, Nicola Padzierska and Catherine Green carried out a Bat count at Stocker’s Lake by inspecting our various bat boxes sited around the lake. Very excitingly, amongst the bats found were two Nathusius Pipistrelles, a rare species. One of these was carrying a ring which revealed it had last been detected at the reserve back in 2019. The other bore no ring and so was ringed by the team on Monday.

In addition to those two Nathusius’s the team also counted 12 Soprano Pipistrelles. The Soprano is a much commoner species but it is nevertheless great to know that it is present on our reserve and making good use of our boxes.

Nathusius Pipistrelle at Stocker’s Lake - 4th September 2023

For more information on the Nathusius Pipistrelle, which is a long distance migrant from Continental Europe, please follow this link to a web page belonging to the UK’s Bat Conservation Trust.