15 people turned up for the last bat walk of 2010. Unfortunately a light drizzle at the start of the walk steadily turned into heavy rain as the walk went on. We did see a few bats despite the rain, with Common Pipistrelles being detected under a few of the parkland trees, a Soprano Pipistrelle was found under the Little Owl Oak tree, a Noctule was detected briefly west of Mote House, and a few Daubenton's braved the rain to feed over the open water of the Lake.
A Tawny Owl called from the Len Valley, and a Little Owl called from the direction of the overflow car park/fairground area at the beginning of the walk.
Hi, my name is Simon. My local patch is Mote Park, one of Kent’s largest parks and right on the edge of Maidstone, the county town of Kent. It is a former country estate, and records of the Park date back since before the 14th century. The park has a variety of habitats and this blog will note all the wildlife that I encounter in them.
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Simon ,
Not a bad result at all given the conditions .
Well done to you and the other 15 stalwarts .
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