Anni Binet
@annibinet.bsky.social
Consultant ecologist specialising in bats 🦇 volunteer researcher and member of too many bat groups. Bat Conservation Trust Trustee. Dabbler in photography. AuDHD. All views my own.
#hibernation season has hit and I've slowed down along with the slow down in surveys, but did get out on another #dormouse survey just before the cold snap with some lovely chonky boys found, one at a whopping 32g!
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
#hibernation season has hit and I've slowed down along with the slow down in surveys, but did get out on another #dormouse survey just before the cold snap with some lovely chonky boys found, one at a whopping 32g!
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VWT’s long-term monitoring of two of Britain’s rarest woodland bats – Bechstein’s + barbastelle bats, in partnership, uses ringing and DNA testing to provide vital insights into their movements, social behaviour and population trends, and helps us take action for the bats + their woodland habitats.
November 25, 2025 at 6:23 AM
VWT’s long-term monitoring of two of Britain’s rarest woodland bats – Bechstein’s + barbastelle bats, in partnership, uses ringing and DNA testing to provide vital insights into their movements, social behaviour and population trends, and helps us take action for the bats + their woodland habitats.
On occasion I go and play with things other than bats, today was one of those days. Nice results for this NDMP site with 4 juvenile's in one box, then a breeding female and very late babies in the last box of the day. 🤞🏼 for a mild autumn so they can fatten up sufficiently to survive the winter
October 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
On occasion I go and play with things other than bats, today was one of those days. Nice results for this NDMP site with 4 juvenile's in one box, then a breeding female and very late babies in the last box of the day. 🤞🏼 for a mild autumn so they can fatten up sufficiently to survive the winter
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🦇 The Bat Conservation Trust is inviting evidence from bat groups, ecologists, practitioners, local authorities, developers, regulators, landowners, statutory agencies, NGOs, volunteers and others on the impacts of solar farms on bats:
www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/10...
www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/10...
Call for evidence: impacts of solar farms on bats - News - Bat Conservation Trust
BCT is collecting information on the impacts of solar farms on bats. Keep reading to know how you can help.
www.bats.org.uk
October 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
🦇 The Bat Conservation Trust is inviting evidence from bat groups, ecologists, practitioners, local authorities, developers, regulators, landowners, statutory agencies, NGOs, volunteers and others on the impacts of solar farms on bats:
www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/10...
www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/10...
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Greater Noctule 🦇 research records hunting small birds more than 1km up in the air. www.izw-berlin.de/en/press-rel...
Caught in the act: Scientists record how Europe’s largest bat catches and consumes a passerine bird mid-air - Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
After nearly 25 years of research, an international team of scientists has finally solved a mystery: The greater noctule, Europe’s largest bat, doesn’t just eat small birds – it hunts and captures the...
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October 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Greater Noctule 🦇 research records hunting small birds more than 1km up in the air. www.izw-berlin.de/en/press-rel...
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🦇 Review reveals how offshore wind turbines affect migratory bats, including Nathusius’ pipistrelle. Learn about risks, mitigation and next steps.
Read more about this here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/10...
Read more about this here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/10...
www.bats.org.uk
October 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🦇 Review reveals how offshore wind turbines affect migratory bats, including Nathusius’ pipistrelle. Learn about risks, mitigation and next steps.
Read more about this here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/10...
Read more about this here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/10...
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🦇 October Giveaway!! Any new members joining this month will be entered in a prize draw for the chance to win this Beaumaris bat box from CJ Wildlife! This would make an amazing Christmas gift or a treat for yourself.
Join today: www.bats.org.uk/membership/s...
Join today: www.bats.org.uk/membership/s...
October 12, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🦇 October Giveaway!! Any new members joining this month will be entered in a prize draw for the chance to win this Beaumaris bat box from CJ Wildlife! This would make an amazing Christmas gift or a treat for yourself.
Join today: www.bats.org.uk/membership/s...
Join today: www.bats.org.uk/membership/s...
www.sciencenews.org/article/bats...
Greater noctule bats 🦇 have been confirmed to hunt and eat migrating birds on the wing. Would love to meet this species one day!
Greater noctule bats 🦇 have been confirmed to hunt and eat migrating birds on the wing. Would love to meet this species one day!
Mic’d bats reveal midnight songbird attacks
Sensor data reveal greater noctule bats chasing, catching and chewing on birds during high-altitude, nighttime hunts.
www.sciencenews.org
October 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
www.sciencenews.org/article/bats...
Greater noctule bats 🦇 have been confirmed to hunt and eat migrating birds on the wing. Would love to meet this species one day!
Greater noctule bats 🦇 have been confirmed to hunt and eat migrating birds on the wing. Would love to meet this species one day!
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[NEW PAPER OUT]
🦇 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 !
A deep dive into optimal foraging theory and social foraging through this bat study: flight speed, tolerance to conspecifics, and adjustments in the presence of heterospecifics revealed via 3D tracking.
🦇 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 !
A deep dive into optimal foraging theory and social foraging through this bat study: flight speed, tolerance to conspecifics, and adjustments in the presence of heterospecifics revealed via 3D tracking.
Foraging flight strategy varies with species identity of co-occurring individuals in bats
The presence of individuals from a different species induces a change in bat's flight strategy, that probably reflects an increase in competitiveness. Inde
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October 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
[NEW PAPER OUT]
🦇 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 !
A deep dive into optimal foraging theory and social foraging through this bat study: flight speed, tolerance to conspecifics, and adjustments in the presence of heterospecifics revealed via 3D tracking.
🦇 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 !
A deep dive into optimal foraging theory and social foraging through this bat study: flight speed, tolerance to conspecifics, and adjustments in the presence of heterospecifics revealed via 3D tracking.
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Proud to present our latest 🦇 paper! Using 13 years of data, we show that hibernation timing has shifted dramatically in two bat species, but in opposite directions 😮
Huge congrats to Gabi, Frauke, and the whole team.
OA in @globalchangebio.bsky.social: dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Highlights in 🧵
Huge congrats to Gabi, Frauke, and the whole team.
OA in @globalchangebio.bsky.social: dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Highlights in 🧵
One Species Hibernates Shorter, the Other Longer: Rapid but Opposing Responses to Warming Climate in Two Sympatric Bat Species
Hibernation timing is a crucial seasonal transition that directly influences the survival and reproduction of hibernating mammals. Climate change alters key drivers of hibernation phenology, includin...
dx.doi.org
October 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Proud to present our latest 🦇 paper! Using 13 years of data, we show that hibernation timing has shifted dramatically in two bat species, but in opposite directions 😮
Huge congrats to Gabi, Frauke, and the whole team.
OA in @globalchangebio.bsky.social: dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Highlights in 🧵
Huge congrats to Gabi, Frauke, and the whole team.
OA in @globalchangebio.bsky.social: dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Highlights in 🧵
All signs are pointing to 2025 being a mast year. The number of nuts trees produce varies each year, smaller crops over consecutive years keep populations of animals eating them in check. In a mast year, they produce more than the animals can possibly eat. We took advantage at the local walnut tree!
September 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
All signs are pointing to 2025 being a mast year. The number of nuts trees produce varies each year, smaller crops over consecutive years keep populations of animals eating them in check. In a mast year, they produce more than the animals can possibly eat. We took advantage at the local walnut tree!
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🦇 What is a roost? Here are some bat roost facts:
🪹 Bats do not make nests, but choose various places throughout the year to shelter, live and sleep in.
🦇 Where bats choose to roost varies between species and the time of the year.
📍 They don't stay in the same roost the whole year.
🪹 Bats do not make nests, but choose various places throughout the year to shelter, live and sleep in.
🦇 Where bats choose to roost varies between species and the time of the year.
📍 They don't stay in the same roost the whole year.
September 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
🦇 What is a roost? Here are some bat roost facts:
🪹 Bats do not make nests, but choose various places throughout the year to shelter, live and sleep in.
🦇 Where bats choose to roost varies between species and the time of the year.
📍 They don't stay in the same roost the whole year.
🪹 Bats do not make nests, but choose various places throughout the year to shelter, live and sleep in.
🦇 Where bats choose to roost varies between species and the time of the year.
📍 They don't stay in the same roost the whole year.
Reposted by Anni Binet
Reposted by Anni Binet
Feeling this one again! 😀🦇
We need to do a tally of our outreach events & numbers of people reached for 2025! It has been busy!
We need to do a tally of our outreach events & numbers of people reached for 2025! It has been busy!
September 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Feeling this one again! 😀🦇
We need to do a tally of our outreach events & numbers of people reached for 2025! It has been busy!
We need to do a tally of our outreach events & numbers of people reached for 2025! It has been busy!
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New OA 🦇 research 📄
Current frontiers in the passive acoustic monitoring of bats
@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social @bat-cesco.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Current frontiers in the passive acoustic monitoring of bats
@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social @bat-cesco.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Current frontiers in the passive acoustic monitoring of bats
Passive acoustic monitoring of bats is used in a growing number of studies in applied and basic research, from local to global scales. Despite the publication of good-practice recommendations, sev...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
New OA 🦇 research 📄
Current frontiers in the passive acoustic monitoring of bats
@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social @bat-cesco.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Current frontiers in the passive acoustic monitoring of bats
@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social @bat-cesco.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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🦇 At the National Bat Conference we shared the trailer for season 7 of our podcast, BatChat. And now we get to share it with you all!
Returning on the 5 November.
Returning on the 5 November.
September 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM
🦇 At the National Bat Conference we shared the trailer for season 7 of our podcast, BatChat. And now we get to share it with you all!
Returning on the 5 November.
Returning on the 5 November.
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🦇 Joining the Bat Conservation Trust is the ideal way to show your support for bats. By becoming a member, you will be adding your voice to ours in speaking up for bats and their habitats for future generations to enjoy.
Become a member today:https://www.bats.org.uk/membership/scheme
Become a member today:https://www.bats.org.uk/membership/scheme
September 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🦇 Joining the Bat Conservation Trust is the ideal way to show your support for bats. By becoming a member, you will be adding your voice to ours in speaking up for bats and their habitats for future generations to enjoy.
Become a member today:https://www.bats.org.uk/membership/scheme
Become a member today:https://www.bats.org.uk/membership/scheme
Joined #Brumbats for a 🦇 autumn swarming survey last night, first time for me requiring a boat to set up, check and collect the traps! Weather didn't play ball for us so everything is hung up to dry today but a good night none the less!
September 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Joined #Brumbats for a 🦇 autumn swarming survey last night, first time for me requiring a boat to set up, check and collect the traps! Weather didn't play ball for us so everything is hung up to dry today but a good night none the less!
Autumnal textures in the woods today
September 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Autumnal textures in the woods today
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When asked what they would implement as a government minister, @kitstoner.bsky.social suggested legislation that would mean all present and future policy would be evidence based. She would also scrap part 3 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. #WildSummitUK
September 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
When asked what they would implement as a government minister, @kitstoner.bsky.social suggested legislation that would mean all present and future policy would be evidence based. She would also scrap part 3 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. #WildSummitUK
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The media needs to challenge the false narrative that nature is blocking development. The media has a responsibility to tell the truth. @kitstoner.bsky.social #WildSummitUK
September 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The media needs to challenge the false narrative that nature is blocking development. The media has a responsibility to tell the truth. @kitstoner.bsky.social #WildSummitUK
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🦇 More than echolocation: Bats use both sight and sound to hunt more efficiently in light: www.izw-berlin.de/en/press-rel...
September 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🦇 More than echolocation: Bats use both sight and sound to hunt more efficiently in light: www.izw-berlin.de/en/press-rel...
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🦇The recent issue of John Deere's THE FURROW is "Going Bats!" (publication spotted by @theoccasionalbat.bsky.social )
www.deere.com/en/publicati...
www.deere.com/en/publicati...
The Furrow: Going Bats!
Among nature's most misunderstood creatures, bats are amazing fliers, caring mothers, and a remarkable ally to farmers and gardeners.
www.deere.com
September 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🦇The recent issue of John Deere's THE FURROW is "Going Bats!" (publication spotted by @theoccasionalbat.bsky.social )
www.deere.com/en/publicati...
www.deere.com/en/publicati...
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✨ I wish more people knew… bats are working for YOU. 🦇
From mosquito-free summer nights to tequila, bananas, and even chocolate—bats quietly make our lives way better (and cheaper).
The bottom line? Protect bats, protect your fun! 🍹🍫
👉 Swipe through for 5 selfish reasons to love bats.
(Deutsch)
From mosquito-free summer nights to tequila, bananas, and even chocolate—bats quietly make our lives way better (and cheaper).
The bottom line? Protect bats, protect your fun! 🍹🍫
👉 Swipe through for 5 selfish reasons to love bats.
(Deutsch)
September 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
✨ I wish more people knew… bats are working for YOU. 🦇
From mosquito-free summer nights to tequila, bananas, and even chocolate—bats quietly make our lives way better (and cheaper).
The bottom line? Protect bats, protect your fun! 🍹🍫
👉 Swipe through for 5 selfish reasons to love bats.
(Deutsch)
From mosquito-free summer nights to tequila, bananas, and even chocolate—bats quietly make our lives way better (and cheaper).
The bottom line? Protect bats, protect your fun! 🍹🍫
👉 Swipe through for 5 selfish reasons to love bats.
(Deutsch)
Reposted by Anni Binet
The #NatBatConf 2025 conference photo. Thanks to all our delegates, speakers, exhibitors and sponsors (Thermal Vision and @wildlifeacoustics.com)
September 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The #NatBatConf 2025 conference photo. Thanks to all our delegates, speakers, exhibitors and sponsors (Thermal Vision and @wildlifeacoustics.com)