On 29/12/2013 18:47, Christina Websell wrote:
"David Hill" wrote in message
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On 29/12/2013 15:48, Bob Hobden wrote:
"kay" wrote
I saw a small animal scurrying around in the undergrowth near a suburban
retail park towards dusk - light silvery grey, size and shape of a very
well fed grey squirrel. But wrong behaviour for a squirrel - and when it
came out on to the grass, I saw it had a long thin tail. Unless anyone
has a better idea, it is probably a rat - but it was too light a colour
for a rat, and the head was too large and too rounded.
Any water near there? Like a small stream or similar. I'm thinking Water
Vole.
Lots of photos here...
http://www.arkive.org/water-vole/arv...ge-A22614.html
I'd have said it was probably a weasel or just possibility a young otter
if there is water around. though they will stray a mile or more from
water.
David @ a cool but almost rain free Swansea Bay
I won't be a weasel, they are the size of a pencil and brown.
It's probably a squirrel with a mangey tail. Nothing else is silvery grey.
You must have very large pencils