Bats
Leuconoe daubertonii, Myotis sp., Nyctalus noctula, Pipistrellus pipistrellus, P. pygmaeus, P. nathusii, Plecotus auritus
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Mammals
SOUTHERN SCOTLAND BAT SURVEY - 2016 RESULTS from the Southern Scotland Bat Survey. Below is a summary of the bat species found on your surveys. Importantly please note that this is a first analysis, and we will be carrying out further validation of recordings from the project at the end of the season. For this reason, these data are not be used further than providing an indication of the species present. The numbers relate to the number of bat passes rather than necessarily the number of bats. Pipistrelle species = this refers to a recording of a bat in the genus Pipistrellus that cannot be identified to species. In Scotland, possible species are Common Pipistrelle, Soprano Pipistrelle and Nathusius’ Pipistrelle. Myotis species = this refers to a recording of a bat in the genus Myotis that cannot be identified to species. In Scotland, possible species are Natterer’s, Daubenton’s, Whiskered and Brandt’s bat.
Dead pipistrelle bat (illustration) found on lawn in middle of July, 2022.
26 August 2015 Pointfield garden to North of house
16 Brown long-eared bat; 95 Common pipistrelle; 4 Myotis species; 1 Nathusius’ pipistrelle; 4 Noctule; 86 Pipistrelle species 848 Soprano pipistrelle; 4 Whiskered / Brandt’s - low confidence;
27 August 2015 Riverbank near Pointfield
30 Common pipistrelle; 3 Daubenton’s; 12 Myotis species; 265 Pipistrelle species; 1271 Soprano pipistrelle; 2 Whiskered / Brandt’s - low confidence;