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Reed McKay

@reedswillows.bsky.social

She/Her Life, liberty and the pursuit of bats Norwegian University of Life Sciences - BatLab Norway arcg.is/0Kmqvm All opinions and views shared here are my own. orcid.org/0000-0003-3010-6917

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Mara Zebele @ma-zeb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Yesterday we finally caught our first FEMALE nathusius pipistrelle of the year! Anyone else has found any so far? Tracking migration along SW Norwegian coast #bats #migration #conservation #research

Nathusius pipistrelle with tracking device

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Alberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇 @albertabats.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

#BREAKINGNEWS 🦇🌍 The world now has 1,500 recognized bat species! 🎉 The global list at www.batnames.org just hit this milestone. New bats are found through fieldwork in remote places & genetic discoveries. Amazing biodiversity news! #Bats #Biodiversity #BatsNeedFriends

A collage of bat photos of species from around the world. Photos are contributions from photographers who have kindly allowed us to use their work for education and conservation. Text reads "Celebrate Bats!" and 1500.

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Reed McKay @reedswillows.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

You can see more about the Noctur project here: arcg.is/1by4W12

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Impacts of wind turbines on nocturnal flying wildlife

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Reed McKay @reedswillows.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Our Motus stations will also benefit other wildlife research using the Motus network. If you or anyone you know is considering radio-tagging wildlife for the Motus system in the Nordics or around the North Sea, please share this with them. We are hoping these stations will help them to too!

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Reed McKay @reedswillows.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

These stations were built with funding from the Norwegian Research Council as part of the Noctur project to expand our knowledge of bat migration. We are also hugely grateful to the landowners, collaborators and friends who helped to make these stations possible.

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Reed McKay @reedswillows.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Me and my colleagues at BatLab Norway at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences are delighted to announce that we have deployed 7 new Motus stations along the southwestern coast of Norway. (More info in the following posts) #Motus #Pipistrellusnathusii #Bats #BatMigration

Reed (left) and Maris Pärn (right) with the Tungenes station in Randaberg municipality.

Map of the 7 Motus stations deployed by the Noctur project - from the Motus.org website.

Male Nathusius's pipistrelle radio-tagged at Lista Bird Observatory on the Noctur project. Photo: Sara Kristoffersson

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