The Annals 



of 



Scottish Natural History 



No. 12] 1894 [OCTOBER 



NOTES ON DAUBENTON'S BAT AS OBSERVED 

 IN GLEN DOCHART, PERTHSHIRE. 



By SYMINGTON GRIEVE. 



DURING the last six or seven years I have had many oppor- 

 tunities of observing the bats that haunt certain cliffs in 

 Glen Dochart. Here the spurs of Creag Liuragam descend 

 at several points in precipitous rocks into the waters of 

 Lochs Ure and Dochart, and in these particular and fissured 

 faces are the chosen homes of Daubenton's Bat ( Vespertilio 

 Daubentonii}. As such cracks in the rocks can only be 

 examined from a boat, the bats are quite protected. There 

 is, however, one colony at least, high up in a cliff the foot of 

 which can be reached from the shore, but it is beyond the 

 reach of human inspection. 



This bat does not generally make its appearance until 

 the shade of night has fallen. It is only to be observed on 

 fine evenings ; and during wet weather its absence was 

 noted for a considerable number of consecutive nights. 

 When they were about they seemed very busy, and several 

 dashed after our artificial flies, but discovered the true 

 nature of the lure in time to save themselves from capture, 

 though I am assured such is not always the case. Although 

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