The alpine or mountain long-eared bat (Plecotus macrobullaris) is one of the most amazing and unknown bats in Europe. It was described in 2002 and very little information is known about it nowadays. It is the main character of my PhD which aims to deepen the knowledge of this species, and part of its unknown ecology has been unveiled recently. We have just published in the journal PLoSOne the article about the diet of the species we studied by molecular means using DNA barcodes. We identified 29 moth species consumed by the mountain long-eared bat, and the species level identification allowed us to infere where this species captured its prey: in alpine and subalpine meadows.

Aided by the wonderful spring weather, we spent three days in the beautiful cornish coast, one of the prettiest places in the British Islands according to locals. We traveled along all the coast, and we enjoyed beautiful sunsets, wild crags and fresh winds. I have added to the gallery some photos taken in the journey. Hope you’ll enjoy them!