Kestrels hunting long-eared bats

On thq evening of 5th August 1975, in calm, hot, sultry weather with good visibility, I watched two Kestrels Falco tinnunculus hunting bats around the cliffs of Middle Head and Kay Nest, Bilsdale Midcable, North Yorkshire. At about 18.00 GMT, immediately after the passing of the last of several light showers, a number of bats started hunting, with repeated,

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