Once the Sun go's down,
The reason I say this is I have just bought myself a Bat Detector and jolly good fun it is too,
As a keen birdwatcher I'm often out till dusk, just as many bats take to the sky, and having seen Bat detectors being used on many factual T.V. documentaries I thought I'd look at the feasibility of buying one.
Firstly they are a lot cheaper than you think, I chose a model from Magenta Electronics ( Model Bat IIa) which you can buy either in kit form or ready assembled, I chose the ready assembled version for approx £45.00.
Controls are really easy and the mic picks up really well, I'm no expert on how these things work, its all heterodyne this and input that, but I'm impressed, I've already located Pipistrelles in my garden (45 khz !!!) and the bats sounds relayed by the detector are amazing.
Apparantly you can literally pay thousands for bat detectors so starting at the low end seems best.
Why not try it?, All you need is a list of KHZ frequencies for British Bats and away you go.
Incidentally this months BBC wildlife magazine has a small review section on Bat Detectors and luckily I seem to have made the right choice with mine.
Hopefully I can start to locate other species now !!
Regards
Scott
The reason I say this is I have just bought myself a Bat Detector and jolly good fun it is too,
As a keen birdwatcher I'm often out till dusk, just as many bats take to the sky, and having seen Bat detectors being used on many factual T.V. documentaries I thought I'd look at the feasibility of buying one.
Firstly they are a lot cheaper than you think, I chose a model from Magenta Electronics ( Model Bat IIa) which you can buy either in kit form or ready assembled, I chose the ready assembled version for approx £45.00.
Controls are really easy and the mic picks up really well, I'm no expert on how these things work, its all heterodyne this and input that, but I'm impressed, I've already located Pipistrelles in my garden (45 khz !!!) and the bats sounds relayed by the detector are amazing.
Apparantly you can literally pay thousands for bat detectors so starting at the low end seems best.
Why not try it?, All you need is a list of KHZ frequencies for British Bats and away you go.
Incidentally this months BBC wildlife magazine has a small review section on Bat Detectors and luckily I seem to have made the right choice with mine.
Hopefully I can start to locate other species now !!
Regards
Scott