Bats around Brussels

Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium

Every measure here is worked out per 5 degree square, so this covers the wider area around Brussels (50° to 55° latitude, 0° to 5° longitude, about 550 km across), not the city alone. Counts are shares of all bats records in the same weeks, so busier stations do not inflate them (methods).

Arrived in the last four weeks

No bats arrived here in these weeks last year, as far as the records show.

Expected in the next six weeks

No arrivals expected here in the next six weeks, going by last year.

Dates are last year's first regular records after at least six weeks away, with each species' own uncertainty on its page. Each species page can email you when it turns up.

Most recorded, last eight weeks

SpeciesRecordsPer 1,000
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus39,169473.0
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus1,97323.8
Nathusius or Kuhls Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii87310.5
Greater Mouse-eared Bat Myotis myotis7418.9
Western Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus3884.7
Noctule Nyctalus noctula3614.4
Parti-coloured Bat Vespertilio murinus2332.8
Serotine Eptesicus serotinus1521.8
Northern Bat Eptesicus nilssonii901.1
Lesser Noctule Nyctalus leisleri310.4
Pond Bat Myotis dasycneme60.1
Brown or Grey Long Eared Bat Plecotus auritus50.1
Grey Long-eared Bat Plecotus austriacus40.0

How well this area is covered

Watched in 12 of the last 12 weeks for bats (enough records to count; unwatched weeks say nothing about absence). Active stations here in the last 30 days: 329 BirdWeather. Add a station to fill the gap.