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Bat Detectors

5 April 2013
One of the best ways to tell bat species apart is by using a bat detector.  Bats use high frequency calls normally beyond the range of human hearing to build up a sound picture of their surroundings.  This echolocation system enables them to wing their way through the dark night hunting the…

Bat Sound Library

5 October 2012
Access the Bat Sound Library (password required) BCT has created an online bat sound library which features bat calls recorded from tuneable heterodyne detectors. It is an ongoing project which aims to provide recordings of all UK bat species, illustrating the differences and similarities between…