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Table 1 Earliest and latest times (local summer time, 24 h clock) soprano pipistrelles were recorded by month

From: Activity patterns of the soprano pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus throughout the year in southern Norway

Month	First time	Last time	N min	Lux in 22 h	Lux in 23 h
Main site
Feb	1904	0216	7
Mar	2027	–	5
Apr	2033	0553	342
May	2127	0542	1938
June	2240	0415	2002	1050	560
July	2234	0458	2052	970	290
Aug	2047	0618	3707	530	70
Sep	1913	0710	7935
Oct	1751	–	2525
Nov	1730	–	216
Dec	1836	–	5
Other sites
June	2236	0423	629
July	2150	0512	1207
Aug	2024	0645	1358

The times are based on recordings at the main site and other sites in Frafjord, SW Norway. N = sample size in minutes. Maximum lux in the 22 h (i.e. 2200–2259 h) and the 23 h were recorded in Sandnes 2007

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