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Representative bat image attributions

Images are representative species images only. AudioMoth detections are acoustic records, not photographs of the individual animals detected. Images have been resized, cropped to 4:3 and converted to WebP for website thumbnails.

SpeciesSourceAuthorLicenceChanges
Common pipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus lateral.jpgMnolfGFDL 1.2+ / CC BY-SA 3.0 / CC BY-SA 2.0Resized, cropped and converted to WebP.
Soprano pipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus 03.jpgEvgeniy YakhontovCC BY-SA 3.0Resized, cropped and converted to WebP.
Leisler's batNyctalus leisleri.jpgManuel Werner, Nuertingen, AG Fledermausschutz Baden-WuerttembergGFDL 1.2+ / CC BY-SA 3.0Resized, cropped and converted to WebP. Replaced earlier public-domain illustration with a representative photograph.
Natterer's batNatterer's bat (Myotis nattereri).jpgRauno KaldaCC BY-SA 4.0Resized, cropped and converted to WebP.
Whiskered batMyotis mystacinus - Manuel Ruedi.JPGManuel RuediCC BY 3.0Resized, cropped and converted to WebP.
Brown long-eared batBrown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) - geograph.org.uk - 1415542.jpgEvelyn SimakCC BY-SA 2.0Resized, cropped and converted to WebP.
Unidentified bat callKerryBat generated placeholderKerryBat / ChatGPT generated simple placeholderNo third-party image usedGenerated as a neutral placeholder icon.