Sparrowhawk filmed eating a bat

Although it is known that the birds of prey do eat bats, it has never been observed before this one was filmed in Worcestershire.The incredible shots were taken by a remote camera at dusk last week, just after the bats had emerged to feed.The raptor was filmed at Yew View, a private seven acre garden managed for wildlife by Kate MacRae. Kate, who has appeared on Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Countryfile set up more than 30 cameras on the site that monitor wildlife 24/7. Previous studies have shown that 97 per cent of food taken by Sparrowhawks at this time of year were birds, with the remaining three per cent made up of rodents, weasels, young rabbits and very occasionally bats.