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28-06-2009, 12:33 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bristol
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| | | At last I've seen one.
A little over an hour ago I saw my first otter. It's taken a while but at my favourite haunt of Rooksbury Mill on the river Anton at Andover I saw him. It was only briefly, but there is no doubt that it was an otter. I had been watching water voles for a couple of hours and was just on the way back to the car. The river splits in two before feeding 5 ponds. I was at the second pond when I saw a large bow wave at the entrance to the first. I had no idea what it was but I rushed over. The water was already calming but a trail of bubbles flowed across the surface and then his head popped up and then he dived down arching his back. And that was that. I'm so thrilled, 12:11 on the 28 June will be an all time special moment.
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28-06-2009, 12:45 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Scotland/Spain
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| | | Re: At last I've seen one.
Excellent Billy, it's always a special feeling spotting something new and you will always remember it.
I saw my first Otter years ago when I was helping my son rock pooling and we spotted one only yards away eating a fish. I remember it as if it was yesterday. 
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28-06-2009, 05:09 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Shropshire
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| | | Re: At last I've seen one.
Ooh, fabulous! |
28-06-2009, 05:13 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Letchworth Garden City
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| | | Re: At last I've seen one.
Great news, Billy. I saw otters for only the second time in my life on Mull a couple of weeks ago, and was absolutely thrilled. No doubt you'll be returning to that spot again, then? |
28-06-2009, 05:52 PM
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| | | Re: At last I've seen one.
Great stuff! I've seen a couple of exotic species of otter in the wild, but sadly not an European Otter. I'm off to Scotland fairly soon, so hope to clinch it then! |
28-06-2009, 05:57 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: in Essex
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| | | Re: At last I've seen one.
Lovely sighting Billy,sadly I have yet to see a wild otter
ellen
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28-06-2009, 06:28 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Near Peterborough
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Oh good for you! How exciting!! I've yet to see an otter in the wild so I'm quite jealous |
28-06-2009, 06:58 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cromford, Derbyshire Dales
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| | | Re: At last I've seen one.
Wow, that's fantastic, wish I had seen one
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28-06-2009, 08:28 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Earth - I think
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| | | Re: At last I've seen one.
Nice one! It's a great moment for sure - I've only ever seen one in the wild and the sheer amount of hours put into watching and watching the same spot is silly! Isle of Arran it was, after about 7 or 8 years of going there - never seen one since though - better keep trying!  |
28-06-2009, 08:47 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bristol
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| | | Re: At last I've seen one.
It was just a fantastic moment and a sheer piece of luck as well. I also saw 5 water voles this morning, and this evening I spotted my first fox of 2009.
What a wildlife tastic day
BWD
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