tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945686662242865677.post8855825717043430753..comments2024-03-09T16:04:59.378+00:00Comments on Calderdale Wildlife: Bats and WindfarmsBrucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11118262782035356905noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945686662242865677.post-52496719151541196522011-01-01T23:52:23.865+00:002011-01-01T23:52:23.865+00:00Also a study found that 90% of birds killed near t...Also a study found that 90% of birds killed near turbines were killed by the sudden change in air pressure which explodes their blood vessels. Source Daily Mail 15th Oct 2010Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958943713830532172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945686662242865677.post-43128675852672234572011-01-01T23:27:27.138+00:002011-01-01T23:27:27.138+00:00This report out today says hundreds of rare bats a...This report out today says hundreds of rare bats are killed each year by turbines and directing radar beams could scare them away from feeding sites near turbines.<br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5846348/Radar-could-prevent-bats-being-killed-on-wind-turbines.htmlPhiliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958943713830532172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945686662242865677.post-38947423753650565892011-01-01T23:16:12.963+00:002011-01-01T23:16:12.963+00:00A link to the BBC earth news http://news.bbc.co.uk...A link to the BBC earth news http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9067000/9067721.stm <br />This report says that at some individual windfarm sites in England, there are 20 to 40 bats killed each year per turbine.<br /><br />Insects are attracted to the grey and white blades. Purple blades would attract the least insects.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958943713830532172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945686662242865677.post-49129713699092768332010-12-30T14:52:46.269+00:002010-12-30T14:52:46.269+00:00An interesting point Philip. I cannot remember see...An interesting point Philip. I cannot remember seeing bats on the moors. Maybe insects are attracted to the blades glinting in moonlight?<br />Its a disturbing finding though and another reason to scrap them.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11118262782035356905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945686662242865677.post-17407319086408192822010-12-30T12:08:49.598+00:002010-12-30T12:08:49.598+00:00I regularly see bats in urban habitats in Todmorde...I regularly see bats in urban habitats in Todmorden but I have no idea if they fly on the moors. <br />Maybe when it is windy enough for the turbines, bats would not frequent the moors as insects would not be abundant. But this is just speculation; does anyone have any knowledge of this?Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958943713830532172noreply@blogger.com