For your information.
Please also note that places are filling up so please reserve your place on the Millstreet Park event asap.
Gill
F.Y.I
I am told this is not suitable for children. The main aim is to train people to get out and survey Daubenton Bats over the summer months.
All Ireland Daubenton’s Bat Waterway Survey Training Courses
Please come along to whichever training event suits you. For new volunteers, waterway sites will be allocated on the night of the training. For any queries please contact Tina at info@batconservationireland.org 086 4049468.
All training courses are organised by Bat Conservation Ireland in association with local biodiversity officers, wildlife groups, heritage officers, NPWS and county bat groups. Training courses involve a 2-hour indoor session followed by 1-hour demonstration at a local waterway.
County Cork
Monday 16th July 2012 @8.00 pm, Millstreet Country Park, Millstreet, Co. Cork. http://www.millstreetcountrypark.com/ for directions.
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Press Release 29th June 2012
Bat Conservation Ireland
www.batconservationireland.org
info@batconservationireland.org
It is the 7th year of the All Ireland Duabenton’s Bat Waterway Survey and we are seeking volunteers across the island. Are you interested in surveying your local waterway for Daubenton’s bat on 2 nights during the month of August? If so, join us for free training at number of different centres during the month of July (for dates and details of training venues please see http://www.batconservationireland.org/php/events.php). This training will involve an indoor lecture followed by a practical session using bat detectors on a local river.
This survey is part a monitoring scheme recording the activity of the Daubenton’s bat. These yearly surveys allow us to determine whether the population of this bat species is increasing or decreasing. The more volunteer teams we have the more accurate our information is. Currently there are four teams in County Kilkenny but there is plenty room for more. In 2011, 229 waterways were surveyed across the island. Your help is needed to increase coverage for the island.
The Daubenton’s bat is known as the water bat because of its preference to roost and feed close to water such as rivers and lakes. It is easy to identify because of all of our 9 resident species of bat, it is the only species that will be seen continuously skimming the water surface as it is feeding on insects. Surveyors will be in teams of 2 people. Bat Conservation Ireland will provide the use of a bat detector for the survey. No prior experience is needed.
The All Ireland Daubenton’s Bat Waterway Survey is funded by the NPWS, Department of Arts, Heritage and Local Government and NIEA, Northern Ireland.
If you would like more information or would like to register, please click onto the following internet web link:
http://www.batconservationireland.org/php/monitoring_daub.php
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