Green News Ireland
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1st February 2022
Biodiversity Spotlight: “the most beautiful melodic warble” of the lesser horseshoe bat
If you’re going to catch the sound of the lesser horseshoe bat, you’re going to need both a bat detector and chance on your side.
“If you’re lucky enough to be in an area where there are some horseshoes, close to one of their roosting sites, there at dusk and you’ve got the detector directed in the right place – it comes across on the bat detector as the most beautiful melodic warble,” said Dr Kate McAney, Head of Conservation Development at the Vincent Wildlife Trust.
“Once heard, never forgo