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A new species of bat has been found in Alderney

A species of bat, new to Alderney, has been found in the island.

A bird ringer from the UK went looking for bats in the German tunnel off Barackmaster’s Lane at Longis.

A bat detector was left at the tunnel for an hour to record signals and has detected a Whiskered Bat.

Whiskered Bats, which are very similar to Brandt’s Bats, are fairly common in the UK but the first confirmed sighting in the Channel Islands was in Jersey in 2012.

It’s great news to have found a new species on Alderney, especially as we hope this will encourage some other groups to come and do some more extensive surveys - who knows what they will find!?

– Claire Thorpe, AWT People and Wildlife Officer
Whiskered Bat Credit: PA imagescc