India, May 5 -- In the night of Sunday 2 to Monday 3 May, a Nathusius' pipistrelle flew from Minsmere in England directly to Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands). This is the first detection of such a crossing from England to the Netherlands through the telemetry study of the migration of Nathusius' pipistrelles. The bat, an adult female, was tagged on 29 March 2021 by the Norwich Bat Group, who are WUR research partners.In the telemetry research, which uses the Motus Wildlife Tracking System, Wageningen University & Research investigates bat migration ecology. The researchers also study how the wind energy sector can take bats into account during the construction and operation of wind farms at sea.Up to now, bats in the Netherlands have only been ...