The survey offers anyone in the Bailiwick of Guernsey the opportunity to borrow automated equipment from one of our Bat Centres to record our local bats using methods devised by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). The survey has been commissioned by Agriculture, Countryside and Land Management Services as part of the implementation of the Strategy for Nature, the BTO is providing the technical know how and La Société, Alderney Wildlife Trust and La Société Sercquaise are helping to co-ordinate the project. Volunteers are asked to pick a square (measuring 500 x 500 metres) from an online map, and to place a static bat detector in typical habitat in their chosen square for a four-night period twice per year, once between now and mid-July, and then again to record at the same location between mid-July and the end of the October. Alderney Wildlife Trust, La Société Sercquaise, Guille-Allès Library, Sir Charles Frossard House and La Société Guernesiaise have all volunteered to be ‘Bat Centres’ for 2023. Each bat centre holds the detectors and associated equipment. If you are interested in taking part, please head to www.bats.org.gg to find out more, and to reserve a 500-m square (or more) to survey. The survey season runs from the start of April until the end of October, so there is plenty of time to take part. Anyone can get involved – you do not need to be a bat expert! If you have any queries about the Bailiwick Bat Survey please head to our Frequently Asked Questions on our website or email us at [email protected]
