Taken at the top of Brim Hill this evening at 17:52 hrs. I've retained the MOV video format (high quality & uncompressed) and only cut the clip at the best visual points. As So Cruise and I approached the top of the lane, this bird/bat flew straight at us and either circled and returned or there was another following it. I was sure that it was a bat at the time - the light was almost gone and the much smaller Common pipistrelle bat (
Pipistrellus pipistrellus) is common place along this stretch. However, on playing the clip back, I became aware how big it was and it just might have been a very rare Greater Horseshoe bat (
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) that I saw. On the other hand, could it have possible been a bird - sometimes the mind can play tricks ... Take a look for yourselves and see what you think. UPDATE: Just taken a freeze frame and it has bat wings - just a matter of identifying the species.
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