AUTUMN MIGRATION OF THE GREATER NOCTULE BAT (<i>NYCTALUS LASIOPTERUS</i>): ACROSS COUNTRIES AND MOUNTAINS TO A NEW RECORD FOR THE RANGE OF SEASONAL FLIGHTS OF BATS

Abstract

For the first time, using GPS-GSM trackers, long-term seasonal flights of greater noctule bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus) from summer habitats in Russia to wintering areas in Europe have been recorded. One of the seasonal migratory flights is a record distance for bats (2515 km). The maximum daily flight was 445 km. One of the animals abruptly changed the direction of migration from southwest to north on the third day of flight after crossing the Kursk magnetic anomaly.