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@ Tuesday, May. 22, 2007 – 08.12:59
Laying in bed last night, and we heard these strange fluttering/scratching noises over head, tried to ignore it but it caried on, so at around 2am me and Mrs wife were there, both naked in the loft with a torch. Dont those rungs on a ladder hurt your feet when you have no shoes on? 
Never found anything, no droppings, no....well, no anything. Any sugestions? 
lledeb
Yes, and dont be naked. That fiberglass dont half itch when it gets in your private bits!!!!! 
Good point lol
If it was a fluttering noise/sound of wings then its unlikely to be bats. What you would hear is scratching just after the sun starts to set as they prepare to leave the roost. Bats prefer enclosed spaces to roost and you'll not see hordes of them hanging down from the rafters. I had a maternity roost of pipistrelles which were located in the narrow gap behind the sofit board.
Check outside for bat droppings - they resemble tiny mouse droppings and there are usually a lot of them clinging to the wall. By the way bats are protected and it is illegal to interfere with a roost.
more likely to have been a starling which exited quickly once you started opening the loft door
lledeb
I have no problem with bats. There were no droppings of any sort, and we do have two cats so i dont imagine it would be mice, i did think maybe birds, but wouldnt expect them to be making so much noise in the early hours of the morning.
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My suggestion is.........
put something on feet before climbing a ladder cos yes it does hurt (a lot)
Hope this helps