To listen to social calls of the common pipistrelle, you can visit the files of the following lists on Xeno Canto:

- Type A social calls of different species of bats
- Type D social calls of the Common Pipistrelle
- Modified echolocation (hooked calls) of Pipistrellus spp.

The new year starts great with some social calls recorded while counting hibernating bats! These type A social calls were heard from within the building that is a mass hibernation roost. More than 30 individual common pipistrelles were counted using a flashlight through the ventilation captivities, even more were hidden away.

Date of recordings: 2025-01-23          Recorded by: Sarah Mahie          Audio files: 963233, 963234, 963235 

Another really nice find were more of the rare-to-encounter modified echolocation calls:

Date of recordings: 2025-04-29          Recorded by: Boaz van Die          Audio files: 1000574 (Batlogger), 1000575 (Echo Meter)

These type C social calls were also recorded quite early in the season:

Date of recording: 2025-04-03         Audio file: 1001698 

Type C social calls were recorded near a maternity roost while a lot of common pipistrelles were seen swarming in front of, tapping and entering the roost entrance:

Date of recording: 2025-06-04          Recorded by: Sarah Mahie, Boaz van Die          Audio files: 1004457, 1004458, 1004459, 1004460         Video footage from: Sarah Mahie, Boaz van Die

And more type C social calls (and type B roosting sounds) were recorded during a similar event with a different maternity roost on a different location:

Date of recording: 2025-06-14          Recorded by: Sarah Mahie          Audio files: 1006424, 1006428, 1006431, 1006433, 1006436         Video footage from: Sarah Mahie

And these type C social calls were recorded in gthe vicinity of a maternity roost:

Date of recording: 2025-06-15          Recorded by: Sander Boersma          Audio files: 1006918, 1006920 

During a field visit focussed on swarming serotine bats, a few nice looking type D social calls of the common pipistrelle were recorded alongside serotine bat echolocation:

Date of recording: 2025-05-14          Recorded by: Sarah Mahie          Audio file: 998719

And some more shapes and sizes type D social calls (and two high frequency type C social calls):

Date of recording: 2025-06-08          Recorded by: Sarah Mahie          Audio file: 1005396 

Some high frequency type C social calls, possibly agonistic in nature against the Nathusius' pipistrelle.

Date of recording: 2025-06-15          Recorded by: Sarah Mahie          Audio file: 1006735 

Date of recording: 2025-06-14, 2025-06-15          Recorded by: Boaz van Die          Audio file: 1006741