roost

Object

• gull: An adult Mediterranean Gull was among the roosting gulls.
• bat: So problems only arise when building or repair work is being done which would disturb a colony of roosting bats.
• bird: At any point along the river the trees in the rainforest on either side are alive with roosting birds.
• site: Put up nest boxes to provide roost sites for the smaller birds.

Preposition: on

• shore: On Camber Shore, Black Tern and 3 Little Tern roosting on the shore.
• island: Up to 20 seen each evening roosting on the small island opposite the Garden Island Resort.

Preposition: at

• dusk: In summer, bats emerge from their roosts at dusk to feed.

Adjective modifier

• daytime: Our next stop was under a road bridge where we got superb views of a Barn Owl on its daytime roost.
• communal: They are often seen flying together at dusk to reach communal roosts to spend the night.

Modifying Another Word

• communally: They usually roost communally in palms or baobab trees.
• overnight: The main problem occurs when large numbers gather for overnight roosting.

Noun used with modifier

• bat: Five species of bat are found on the site with two bat roosts found within 50 yards of the building.
• maternity: These results can then be used to predict why some sites make more attractive maternity roosts than others.
• nursery: Changes in the roofs of two nursery roosts have improved the environment for the bats during the breeding season.
• winter: Whenever watching winter roosts of this Owl, you always locate the most hidden one first.
• summer: Summer roosts are generally close to good feeding habitats which are rich in insects.

Preposition: in

• tree: In summer they roost in hollow trees or roof spaces of houses.
• cave: Nursery roosts tend to be in buildings, but they usually roost solitarily in caves during hibernation.
• hole: Bats When Britain was largely forested, bats would roost in holes in old trees.

Preposition: for

• bat: The morning was spent clearing the tunnel of debris and building hibernation roosts for bats.