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All bat detectors on this website are backed by my 100% Satisfaction
Guarantee.
If you need help choosing a bat detector, just call me on 0333 9000 927.
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Also Digital Recorders by Zoom & Roland/Edirol
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Comment from a client:
"My bat detector microphone failed during a dawn survey and knew that I had a group of dusk surveys starting in two days time. I was not in a good place as I did not have a spare, but my equipment was less than a year old.
After my survey I contacted Martin by email and he called me back on the same day, a few hours later, after a quick nap. He told me he did not have a part in stock, but had already contacted the supplier on my behalf.
The next day I received a replacement part, free of charge and express delivered from Switzerland. I thought it was amazing, and could not believe it was resolved so quickly.
Due to Martin's exceptional service I was good to go with the surveys, and I really would like to thank Martin and Wildlife Countryside Services for making the dusk surveys happen."
David K.
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Batbox III D Bat Detector - With our Exclusive 2 Year Warranty!
The new Batbox III D is a heterodyne bat detector, which incorporates the latest technology, whilst retaining all the best qualities of its predecessor.
The easy-to-read digital display, single-handed operation, high sensitivity and robustness make it an essential field tool for the professional or amateur batworker. With carry case.
£170 including UK delivery, 60 day 100% Satisfaction Guarantee and exclusive 2 year warranty
(we ship worldwide, so please email us with your details for a quote)
Batbox IIID Review |
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Batbox Baton Bat Detector - With our Exclusive 2 Year Warranty! - use with digital recorders further down the page
The Baton is a frequency division bat detector and comes with a version of BatScan sound analysis software, developed especially for the Baton.
In addition, if attached to the soundcard of a laptop computer by a stereo lead from the ‘line out’ of the Baton, it will produce real-time sonograms, allowing detailed analysis of calls when used with BatScan software.
With carry pouch.
£90 including UK delivery, 60 day 100% Satisfaction Guarantee and exclusive 2 year warranty
(we ship worldwide, so please email us with your details for a quote)
Batbox Baton Review
Special Offer:
Buy Batbox Baton with Zoom H2n Digital Recorder (requires 3.5mm jack lead, below) and Save £10
£90 + £175 = £265 - £10 = £255
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Batbox Duet Bat Detector - With our Exclusive 2 Year Warranty! - use with digital recorders further down the page
The Batbox Duet is a dual-mode bat detector, with both heterodyne and frequency division, designed for single-handed operation.
The large LCD back-lit display is extremely accurate and easy to read at all light levels. Frequency amplitude detection allows post-recording computer analysis of sonar peak-frequencies.
There is a voice commentary button for annotating recordings. With carry case.
£280 including UK delivery, 60 day 100% Satisfaction Guarantee and exclusive 2 year warranty
(we ship worldwide, so please email us with your details for a quote)
Batbox Duet Review
Special Offer:
Buy Batbox Duet & Zoom H2n Digital Recorder (requires 3.5mm jack lead, below),
and get BatScan Software FREE!!
£280 + £175 + £25 = £480 - £25 = £455
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BatScan Analysis Software v9.8 - USB Stick
Easy to install, BatScan will record and play back sound samples through your Windows compatible sound card. However, a sound card is not necessary in order to analyze and display audio spectrograms.
BatScan processes PCM format digital audio data such as .wav sound files. Default settings have been optimised for use with Batbox Duet.
BatScan will operate with 8-bit colour. 24-bit colour is required to save screen images as graphics files.
Compatible with all Windows versions up to and including Windows 10, and runs best with 128MB or more of RAM.
BatScan v9.8 supplied on USB memory stick.
£25 with Free UK delivery |
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Zoom H1 Digital Recorder
The Zoom H1 Portable Digital recorder is Zooms smallest recorder ever. It is an ultra-compact pocket recorder with renowned recording technology at an affordable price. The H1's on board microphones are configured in an X/Y pattern, for stunning stereo imaging. Get high-resolution, 24-bit and 96 kHz stereo recordings, from a pocket sized recorder. To increase the maximum recording time, you can switch easily from uncompressed PCM recording to space-saving MP3 mode. Thanks to USB 2.0, you can rapidly exchange your recordings with your PC. With a single AAA battery the battery life is around 10 hours. Combining powerful recording capability with elegance and simplicity, the Zoom H1 suits everyone.
£110 with Free UK delivery
(we ship worldwide, so please email us with your details for a quote)
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Zoom H1 Accessory Pack
• Windscreen • Padded-shell case • Tabletop tripod • AC adapter • Mic clip adapter • USB cable.
£40 with Free UK delivery
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Zoom H2n Digital Recorder
The Zoom H2n is an improved portable digital audio recorder, ideal for using with bat detectors and other wildlife sound recording equipment. It has a choice of recording formats including .MP3 and .WAV.
Recordings are stored to SD memory cards and the Zoom H2n is also compatible with up to 32GB high capacity SDHC cards, allowing over 50 hours of recording in WAV format (16-bit/44.1kHz) or 555 hours in 128kbps MP3 format.
An automatic recording function allows the unit to be triggered whenever sound is detected and stopped when sounds cease. The timestamp function is handy for editing and analysing recordings. The H2n has not one but five built-in microphones so you can make excellent quality stereo recordings with the recorder alone. Ideal for making comments or references whilst making field recordings.
You can even use the Zoom H2n as a USB microphone, enabling you to record directly to your computer, and the recorder provides over 20 hours of continuous operation on 2 standard AA alkaline batteries.
Download the H2n manual
£175 with Free UK delivery
Save even more when bought with Batbox Bat Detectors (requires 3.5mm jack lead, below)
(we ship worldwide, so please email us with your details for a quote)
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Zoom H2n Accessory Pack
• Windscreen • Tabletop tripod • Padded-shell case • Remote control • AC adapter • Mic clip adapter • USB cable.
£40 with Free UK delivery
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3.5mm - 3.5mm jack lead
1m 3.5mm Jack Cable - A Premium Quality Lead for connecting your bat detector to a digital recorder such as the Zoom H1 or H2n or the Roland R-05
24k Gold Plated High Quality Lead - 100% copper wire for better performance and conductivity
Stereo Male to Male Connection
£10.00 with Free UK delivery |
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Sony Headphones
These headphones are comfortable and good quality, ideal for use with bat detectors as well as MP3 players and other portable units. Has 30mm drivers for excellent sound reproduction
£20.00 with Free UK delivery |
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Bat Detective Book & CD
This book, together with the accompanying CD, provides an essential reference for bat enthusiasts who would like to gain or improve their skills in identifying British bats, using a bat detector.
The material is suitable for those who have just acquired a bat detector as well as for more experienced bat workers. The sounds of 13 bat species are included in the 48 tracks of the CD. This is the first ever comprehensive compilation of British bat recordings on compact disc.
£25 including UK delivery! |
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The Handbook of Acoustic Bat Detection
An accessible and comprehensive guide to all things acoustic bat detection. This highly illustrated handbook provides an in-depth understanding of acoustic detection principles, study planning, data handling, properties of bat calls, manual identification of species, automatic species recognition, analysis of results, quality assurance and the background physics of sound.
Written by Volker Runkel, Guido Gerding & Ulrich Marckmann and translated by Iain Macmillan.
£50 including UK delivery! |
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Bat Calls of Britain and Europe - hardback
A comprehensive guide to the calls of the 44 species of bat currently known to occur in Europe. Following on from the popular British Bat Calls by Jon Russ, this new book draws on the expertise of more than forty specialist authors to substantially update all sections, further expanding the volume to include sound analysis and species identification of all European bats.
Written by Jon Russ, a well-respected bat worker and author of British Bat Calls.
£55 including UK delivery!
IMPORTANT! We have noticed that there is a mistake - rather an important one. Figure 7.3 is supposed to show the minimum frequencies (Fmin) of FM/CF bats but what it actually shows is the frequency containing maximum energy (fMaxE). You can find details of all errors found so far here. |
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Is That a Bat?
The occurrence of non-bat sounds during bat surveys can be distracting, intriguing or annoying. Recordings can include difficult to ID species of bat but also sounds not related to bats. This can be especially true when noise triggers such as insects, small mammals or birds look like bat-related noise. Therefore, only knowing what bats sound like is not enough. It's extremely useful to know what other sources of noise look and sound like within the same soundscape. This book will help bat workers, in whatever environment they're in, to be more confident in recognising, categorising and dismissing other sounds. The book includes a substantial downloadable sound library (.wav format) that readers can listen to by ear or process through sound analysis software.
Written by Neil Middleton, a well-respected bat worker and author of Social Calls of the Bats of Britain & Ireland, as well as The Effective Ecologist.
£35 including UK delivery! |
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British Bat Calls
Knowledge of bat echolocation, calls and identification using bat detectors and programs such as BatSound has grown significantly in the last decade. In this practical guide Jon Russ and contributors (Kate Barlow, Philip Briggs & Sandie Sowler) present the latest data in a clear and concise manner.
The book covers topics such as the properties of sound; how bats use sound; bat detection methods; recording devices; analysis software; recording techniques and call analysis. For each species found in the British Isles, information is given on distribution; emergence times; flight and foraging behaviour; habitat; and echolocation including parameters for common measurements. Calls are described in the context of the different technologies used (heterodyne, frequency division and time expansion). Various spectrograms are displayed for each species using examples from both BatSound and AnaLook. An echolocation key is included with the book.
£35 including UK delivery! |
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Social Calls of the Bats of Britain and Ireland (second edition) Pre-order for July 2022
This updated and expanded edition includes additional information and new examples not found in the first edition (further down this page). The call library now includes full spectrum sound files, as well as many new examples. Survey guidelines are included in the book.
The social calls of bats are an area about which relatively little is known, with more research still required to expand our understanding. This book summarises what is understood so far about social calls of the bat species occurring in Britain and Ireland, and north-west Europe.
This new edition contains: foreward by Michel Barataud, author of Acoustic Ecology of European Bats; almost double the number of figures and tables as the first edition; completely overhauled call library, all in full spectrum, with new examples; three entirely new chapters, covering bat-related acoustics, settings for social interactions, and survey guidelines.
£40 inclusive - nothing else to pay!!
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Social Calls of the Bats of Britain and Ireland
Bats are fascinating mammals about which we still have much to learn. As well as using ultrasonic echolocation calls for orientation and while foraging, they also have a complex array of vocalisations for communication. These are known as social calls and are an essential component of their colonial lifestyle.
This book brings together the current state of knowledge of social calls relating to the bat species occurring within Britain and Ireland, with some additional examples from species represented elsewhere in Europe. It includes access to a downloadable library of calls to be used in conjunction with the book.
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£35 including UK delivery!
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Bats of Britain and Europe
This concise and definitive guide presents all 45 bat species that regularly occur in Europe (of which 17 are known to breed in the British Isles). The extensive introduction details the remarkable biology of bats and explores the latest findings in bat evolution, behaviour and echolocation.
This is followed by in-depth species accounts covering life history, conservation status and identification, including echolocation characteristics, and complemented by accurate distribution maps, with the book illustrated throughout with superb colour photography.
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£35 inclusive - includes UK delivery
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