Friday, September 19, 2008 - Bat watching holiday in Hungary and Slovakia

We had the first Bat watching holiday in Hungary and Slovakia this July. The holiday was a great success with 17 bat species recorded and many of them were seen in the hand of local bat experts who were conducting their yearly monitoring work. The list of bat species included Mediterranean Horseshoe, Particoloured, Schreiber's, Lesser and Greater Mouse-eared and Geoffroy's Bat.

Participants also recorded interesting birds among them Grey-headed and White-backed Woodpecker, Red-breasted Flycatcher and Lesser Spotted Eagle. There were some exciting butterflies seen during the tour. No wonder since Aggtelek in Hungary and the Slovak Karst belong to the most exciting sites for butterflies in the region. The long list included Hungarian Glider, Meleager's Blue, Purple-shot Copper, Lesser Purple and Purple Emperor among others.