Earth Notes: Bats Around our Home aka 16WW (2026)
Updated 2026-04-01 09:11 GMT.By Damon Hart-Davis
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More mainly evening observations from around and about 16WW.
Continuing bat observations at and around 16WW.
: Too Cold
At Z no bats seen downstream at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 8°C. Sunset Z.
: Back!
At Z three bats seen downstream and one upstream at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 10°C. Plenty of midges. Sunset Z.
Informally this was the first sighting of bats here by me this calendar year, so I will start regular sampling for this year, and this became a formal sample.
: In Company
I was this evening explaining my bat data sampling to a bemused friend with me!
At Z two bats seen downstream and one upstream at Villiers Road bridge over the Hogsmill; 12°C. A few midges. Sunset Z.