Here we have links to training videos, sound files and other information that will assist you when carrying out BATLAS 2020 surveys.

Bat Sounds

These recordings were made using a heterodyne (tuneable) Bat Box III Stag Electronics bat detector and recorded to Edirol digital recorder. For the pipistrelle species, tonal quality and pitch change as you move the frequency dial on the detector. For the Myotis species such as whiskered and Daubenton’s bat, while the sounds may be louder at different frequencies, the pitch does not change as you move the frequency dial on the detector.

Soprano pipistrelle tuned to 40kHz

Soprano pipistrelle (correctly) tuned to 55kHz

Soprano pipistrelle tuned to 60kHz

Leisler’s bat tuned to 22kHz

Leisler’s bat tuned to 25kHz

Leisler’s bat tuned to 30kHz

Daubenton’s bat tuned to 35kHz

Daubenton’s bat tuned to 45kHz (note you can also hear an incorrectly tuned pipistrelle at 5 seconds)

Daubenton’s bat tuned to 55kHz

Whiskered bat tuned to 35kHz

Whiskered bat tuned to 45kHz