A Daubenton’s bat survey training course organised by Fermanagh
District Council’s Biodiversity Officer was held at Fermanagh
House on Thursday, 26 July 2012. The training was provided by Dr
Tina Aughney, Bat Conservation Ireland, and the course was very
well attended by a wide range of interested parties ranging from
academia to those involved in construction of wind farms.
Daubenton’s bats are one of the more attractive bat species with
a white breast. This white colouring is clearly reflected on the
water’s surface where the bat will skim along the surface,
feeding on flies. As part of the course, at 10.30pm the
participants proceeded from Fermanagh house to the lough shore
near the Fermanagh Lakeland Forum. At this location, four
different bat species where identified as foraging, Common
Pipistrelle, Soprano Pipistrelle, Daubenton’s and Leisler Bat.
If you take a walk along the path around the Fermanagh Lakeland
Forum, stand on the shore and you will be sure to witness the
beautiful Daubenton’s bats swoop