Welcome to The Bat Rooms

This my bat watch diary because I've been seeing bats fly over my back garden and think they are cool.

Entry 1 - August 2nd, 2024

Sunset:

20:46

Start time:

21:17

End time:

22:29

Weather:

Dry

Average:

1 bat : 14.4 minutes

Total minutes:

72 minutes

Count:

5 Bats

Notes:

• 21:30 - Foxes barking.
• 21:32 - Juvenile herring gull calling.
• 21:35 - Almost quiet but lights are still turning on.
• - Foxes yapping.
• 21:42 - Silent, counted 2 bats.
• 21:50 - Light on and a person shouting.
• 21:56 - Another person outside with their back light on.

Entry 2 - August 3rd, 2024

Sunset:

20:44

Start:

21:09

End:

22:00

Total minutes:

51 minutes

Count:

7 bats

Average:

1 Bat:0.14 minutes

Weather:

Dry

Notes:

• 21:10 - Almost quiet.
• 21:20 - 2 bats spotted.
• - 1 above my head.
• - Rustling bush.
• - Foxes.
• - A bird call?
• - Foxes yapping.
• 21:40 - Almost dark.
• - Fox fight.
• - Faint noise.
• - My kitchen light on.
• - My kitchen light off.

Entry 3 - August 4th, 2024

Sunset:

20:43

Start:

21:27

End:

22:07

Total minutes:

40 minutes

Count:

0 bats

Average:

0 Bats:40 minutes

Weather:

Dry

Notes:

• 21:30 - Fireworks
• - Seagulls.
• - Person on phone.

Entry 4 - August 5th, 2024

Sunset:

20:41

Start:

21:09

End:

21:42

Total minutes:

33 minutes

Count:

22 Bats

Average:

1 Bat:0.66 minutes

Weather:

Humid

Notes:

• 21:10 - People talking.
• - Spotted 2 bats.
• - Seagulls calling.
• - Traffic.
• 21:20 - People talking.
• - Music.
• 21:30 - Seagulls calling.
• - People shouting.
• - Dog barking.
• - Traffic.
• 21:40 - People talking.

Entry 5 - August 10th, 2024

Sunset:

20:32

Start:

21:00

End:

22:00

Weather:

Hot, dry

Count:

33 Bats

Total minutes:

60 minutes

Average:

1 Bat: 1.82 minutes

Notes:

• 21:00 - People talking.
• - Planes
• - Foxes
• - Lots of insects
• 21:10 - People talking.
• - Crows
• - Music
• 21:20 - Music
• - Reduced amount of insects
• - 3 bats flew over our garden
• - People talking
• 21:30 - Quiet
• - Creaking metal
• - Cars
• 21:40 - Cars
• 21:50 - Mostly quiet
• - Owl?
• - Planes and cars
• - Getting very dark

Entry 6 - August 11th, 2024

Sunset:

20:30

Start:

21:00

End:

22:00

Weather:

Very hot and dry

Count:

3 Bats

Total minutes:

60 minutes

Average:

1 Bat: 20 minutes

Notes:

Overall note - Korn is playing a live concert in one of my local parks.

• 21:00 - Police sirens
• - Talking
• - Creaking metal
• 21:10 - Foxes
• - Mosquito on my ankle
• - Cars and planes
• 21:40 - Planes and cars
• - Quiet
• - Police siren
• 21:50 - Foxes
• - Getting very dark

Entry 7 - August 12, 2024

Sunset:

20:28

Start:

21:00

End:

22:00

Weather:

Hot

Temperature:

23'c

Count:

3 Bats

Total minutes:

60 minutes

Average:

1 Bat: 20 minutes

Notes:

Overall note - Bins were collected on my street today.

• 21:00 - Traffic and planes
• - 2 seagulls flying
• 21:10 - Talking
• - My dishwasher gurgling
• - Foxes
• 21:20 - Neighbour banging and crashing
• - Garlic smell from neighbour's cooking (delicious!)
• - Getting very dark
• - Dogs barking
• - Cats fighting
• - I call for one of my cats and she comes over
• 21:30 - Train whistle
• - Planes and traffic
• - Loud music plays briefly
• 21:40 - Car motor
• - Music
• - A crashing sound but not a car crash

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