Kuhls or Nathusius Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus kuhlii

Kuhls or Nathusius Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus kuhlii)
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Kuhl's pipistrelle is a species of vesper bat that occurs in large areas of North Africa, Southern Europe and West Asia. It lives in temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, rural gardens, and urban areas. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bat was recorded 1,347 times across 6 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

RegionFirst arrivalLast arrivalTypical peakAreas
Europe31 August 202631 August 202614 September 20261

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.