This session provides an introduction to bat call analysis using sound analysis software. We will use Wildlife Acoustics Kaleidoscope software as this can be downloaded free of charge, but the analysis techniques covered will be applicable to a range of different programs. As well as species ID we will look at the links between species’ ecology and call characteristics. Attendees will be given a library of recordings of bat calls to work through which they can keep afterwards for their own use.
This workshop will be run online via Zoom and led by Philip Briggs, Monitoring Manager for the National Bat Monitoring Programme. This is an interactive workshop involving practical exercises.