I went bats on Saturday night. At a friend's birthday BBQ, the partygoers stopped feeding their faces with burgers, kebabs and sausages to marvel at the pipistrelles swooping silently around the garden.

Soon we spotted where the bats had made their home: in the roof space of the house next-door. It was fascinating to watch the tiny creatures fluttering above our heads, hunting for moths and other small flying insects.

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