Searching for Barbastelles: a citizen science project  with Kieran O'Malley

Wiltshire Bat Group

Acoustic monitoring can be an effective tool to identify colonies, providing a unique opportunity for volunteers to contribute to research

This is the latest in a series of joint events presented by Avon Bat Group and Wiltshire Bat Group - watch this space for forthcoming events or let us know if you have a topic you&#x27;d like to share. This event is free to attend (because we are hoping to recruit some citizen scientists to assist Kieran) but you&#x27;ll need to book your place in the usual way. This talk will be followed by some notices &amp; news from Wiltshire Bat Group and Avon Bat Group. &#x27;Searching for the barbastelle: a citizen science project’ with Kieran O’Malley (PhD student).The barbastelle is one of the UK’s rarest bat species, yet we still have much to learn about the causes underlying their current distribution. Why do colonies favour some woodlands over other seemingly ideal ones? How does the wider landscape influence woodland choice? This year, with a network of volunteers, I will be conducting a large-scale survey of woodlands across Norfolk, West Sussex, Herefordshire, and Wiltshire using an array of acoustic detectors. In this talk, I will explain how acoustics may provide an insight into determining colony presence, how you can become a volunteer, and what the project will involve. This event is presented by Kieran O&#x27;Malley, PhD student with Professor Fiona Mathews at the University of Sussex. Kieran helped the bat group with barbastelle radiotracking in the Savernake in 2019 and is now incorporating South Wiltshire into his research. Kieran is inviting Wiltshire Bat Group members &amp; friends to participate in his research in 2021. This talk will be followed by some notices &amp; news from Wiltshire Bat Group and Avon Bat Group. Ticket sales are per household. (It is presumed that more than one person will access the talk in each house). If people wish to make a donation to support this and future talks, purchase the second ticket type on Eventbrite and specify your donation in doing so. You don&#x27;t need to purchase another ticket too.

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Searching for Barbastelles: a citizen science project with Kieran O'Malley

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