Swimming furry beast

[Gill Catton]

hmmmmm, I know its hard to tell due to the lack of things in the pic that could be used for scale, but it looks proportionally a little small for a water vole, could it have been a bank vole? How large was it?

[Pippa]

Looks like a Water Vole to me too and boy can they move

[colincurry]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

hmmmmm, I know its hard to tell due to the lack of things in the pic that could be used for scale, but it looks proportionally a little small for a water vole, could it have been a bank vole? How large was it?

I have checked the above links for Bank and Water Voles. Our estimate is that the beast was at least 6 inches long and that, based on the evidence provided, would seem to rule out the bank vole.

I have reported the find to the local mammal society, as suggested, and asked them for details of anyone else needing to know.

Thanks again for all the comments.

Colin

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by colincurry

I have checked the above links for Bank and Water Voles. Our estimate is that the beast was at least 6 inches long and that, based on the evidence provided, would seem to rule out the bank vole.

I have reported the find to the local mammal society, as suggested, and asked them for details of anyone else needing to know.

Thanks again for all the comments.

Colin

yes that sounds right then certainly

[vole-woman]

Oh, superb! Let your local Wildlife Trust know as well.

First w-v of the year!

[colincurry]

Morning VW

The sighting is being passed on to all interested parties by the Cambridgeshire Mammal Group

Colin