A rare barbastelle bat has been confirmed in Jersey for the first time, taking the island’s total number of recorded bat species to 19.
The animal was discovered during licensed surveys near Rozel and fitted with a Bluetooth tracking tag to reveal where it travels.
Anika Binet, a postgraduate researcher at the University of Sussex, discovered the bat and said she hoped to find out whether it remained in Jersey or moved between the Channel Islands and France.
She said finding the bat was “incredibly exciting” as there had been possible sightings of the species reported on the island since 2024.