I've got a bat on the wall down by the washing line.... He's very near ground level and I'd really like him to move from there. Should I poke him with a broomstick and get him to fly away? Will he bite me or my dog?
Today was the first day I noticed it there. And it was hanging upside down on the wall this morning. When I just went to check now, it was lying flat on its back on the floor.
Leave him be NoM - if he's fallen off the wall he might not be very well, if he hasn't moved by the morning then I think you can legitimately pick him up with a shovel and put him in the bin. One of my cats used to bring small ones in quite regularly, they fly low and my cat can jump high!
Tie him up in a plastic bag then and put him in the bin, if you're sure he's dead. Drinking straw is a bit lightweight as an indicator of death, tho, poke him with a stick.