Earth Notes: Bats Around our Home aka 16WW (2025)
Updated 2025-12-16 23:14 GMT.By Damon Hart-Davis
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At Z no bats visible at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 1°C. Mist spectacularly churning off the water!
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At Z no bats visible at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 7°C. Sunset ~Z.
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At Z and Z no bats visible at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 8°C both observations. Sunset ~Z.
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At Z and Z no bats visible at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 5°C for second observation. Sunset ~Z.
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At Z no bats visible at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 1°C and foggy. Sunset ~Z.
: Bats!
At Z 1 bat (pip?) downstream and 2 upstream visible at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 10°C and many midges. Sunset ~Z.
: Bats!
At Z 1 bat (pip?) upstream and 2 downstream visible at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 11°C, drizzle and midges. Sunset ~Z.
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At Z no bats visible at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 11°C. Sunset ~Z.
: Legion
Bats (probably all pips) seen from around Lower Marsh Lane just after sunset to the cemetery ~Z. 15°C. Sunset ~Z.
: Heron
At Z no bats visible at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 7°C. A heron and two ducks though, just downstream of the bridge.
: Some
At Z some bats visible at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 14°C. ~1 upstream, ~3 downstream. Sunset ~Z.
: Some
At Z some bats visible at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 11°C. ~2 upstream, ~1 downstream. Sunset ~Z.
: One
At Z one bat visible (upstream only) at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 22°C. Lots of midges. Sunset ~Z.
: 16WW
I am told that several evenings last week there has been at least one bat seen over our back garden at 16WW.
: 16WW
At least one bat seen over our back garden at 16WW in the evening.
: 16WW
At least one bat seen over our back garden at 16WW in the evening. I saw an apparently plump (common) pipistrelle, flying not much above head height ~Z. ~21°C. Sunset Z.
: Hogsmill
At Z one bat visible upstream and one downstream at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 15°C. Lots of insects. Quite humid. Sunset ~Z.
: Busy Bats
At Z two bats clearly visible upstream and at least four downstream at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 20°C. Sunset ~Z.
: Midnight hour
At Z one bat upstream and about two downstream at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 16°C. Sunset ~Z.
: Solo
At Z one bat downstream and one (maybe the same one) sporadically upstream at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 17°C. Sunset ~Z.
: Two Samples
At Z two bats downstream and one sporadically upstream at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 14°C. At Z one downstream and none upstream; 12°C. Sunset ~Z.
: Two Samples Too
At Z no bats at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 13°C. Lots of midges. At Z two downstream and none upstream; 11°C. Sunset ~Z.
: Two Bats
At Z two bats downstream (none upstream) at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 12°C. Sunset Z.
: Two Bats Too
At Z two bats downstream (none upstream) at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 11°C. Sunset Z.
: Too Early
At Z no bats seen at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 15°C. Sunset Z. The sky was heavily overcast and there was very light intermittent rain. No bats were expected before sunset.
: Too Cold
At Z no bats seen at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 2°C. Sunset Z.
: Too Cold
At Z no bats seen at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 1°C. Sunset Z.
: Too Cold
At Z no bats seen at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 7°C. Sunset Z.