For Anyone Interested in the Wildlife of the U.K.
Description:
An excellent guide to identifying the calls of British bats. It's an ideal reference for the beginner, and highly recommended if you've just purchased your first detector, or if you're looking to improve your skills in identifying the sounds made by British bats.
In addition to the 48 page book there's a 48 track CD which features the echolocation calls of 13 species as heard through a bat detector.
Species featured:
Noctule, Pipistrelle, Serotine, Leisler's, Long-eared bats, Whiskered, Brandt's, Daubenton's, Natterer's, Barbastelle, Bechstein's, Greater horseshoe and Lesser horseshoe.
Book Chapters:
About bats
Right from the beginning
Why do they fly like that?
Wing shape and behaviour
Physics of sound and the jargon
Describing bat ultrasound
Vibrations in a call
Methods of detecting ultrasonic calls
Interpreting the sounds of the heterodyne detector
Use headphones
The zero point
Individual species accounts
Foraging styles
Getting started
A bat detector survey
Summary Charts
Customers who bought this guide also purchased a Guide to British Bats
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G. Ault, West Sussex
I recommend the bat book and CD. Useful combination of the science behind detectors but with some common sense advice for using one. Good to read before you buy a bat detector as well as afterwards!
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