Sonia Sánchez-Navarro

Abstract A recent study has provided the first direct evidence that the greater noctule bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus) preys on and consume nocturnally migrating passerines in flight, using a combination of biologging, acoustic and movement monitoring, and molecular analyses. This result builds upon evidence accumulated over the past two decades. The research began with the first study reporting passerine feathers in the feces of this bat species.

AbstractWe surveyed 110 country churches in south-western Sweden for presence of brown long-eared bats Plecotus auritus in summer 2016 by visual inspection and/or evening emergence counts. Each church was also classified according to the presence and amount of aesthetic directional lights (flood-lights) aimed on its walls and tower from the outside.