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Different bat species emit calls with specific characteristics related to their their size, flight behaviour, environment and prey types. This means that with the aid of bat detectors we can identify many species. Learn more about bat detectors here: https://www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/bat-detectors-1/bat-detectors | Bat Conservation Trust

Swarming is a bat behaviour that is not yet well understood. Large number of bats gather at dusk or dawn around a roost. This video was shared by Kent Bat Group and is of a recent Summer dawn survey. Do make sure you have the sound up to enjoy the bird morning chorus too. Join your local bat group today: https://www.bats.org.uk/support-bats/bat-groups To help monitor bats, take part in the National Bat Monitoring Programme. There are surveys suitable for all level of experiences: https://www.bat

Every day is Bat Appreciation Day for us but since its International Bat Appreciation Day it is an opportunity to inform and educate even more people about how important bats are and why it's so vital to protect them. It is also a great day to say thank you to all bat conservation trust staff, bat groups, national bat monitoring programme citizen scientists, volunteer bat roost visitors, Volunteers on the Bat Care Helpline, bat rehabilitators, researchers, BCT members, donors, funders and suppor