Dropping ID Please

[shenk1]

Any idea what left this behind.

15mm long. We live next to fields and a canal but it doesn't look like the rat droppings I've seen (we had one as a pet too - I've lots of experience we rat ....)

If needs be one can be disected - the Missus can help



Cheers, shenk1

[The Woodman]

Looks more like a bird pellet by its conformation and the way it lies on the grass.

Go on - you know you want the missus to put it in a milk bottle with a weak bleach solution and give it right good agitation then tip the contents onto a stacked couple of kitchen roll squares.

Let us know what your missus finds.

[shenk1]

I,ll tell you tomorrow (once the flow of blood has stopped )

[tigertom]

I would agree looks very like a bird pellet, lots of birds do produce pellets may be from a corvid once you have seen what is inside it will give a better clue as to witch one
MIKE

[vole-woman]

What's the scale?

[shenk1]

15 mm long.

They aren't really as big as the picture

[shenk1]

I've followed your instructions Woodman and one is in liquid now.

When I get out of traction I'll photo the contents and post em

[shenk1]

To be going on with ,while the other one soaks ,heres the other first one split up a bit.I do see a leg and other isecty parts

PS whats the moth

[Dogghound]

Probably a jackdaw or similar.

The moth is Endrosis sarcitrella, very commn species inside buildings, also one which is attracted to pellets, birds nests etc as its larvae lives on them.

[shenk1]

No Jackdaws round here for some reason(plenty not far away but never come here).

Lots of magpies though and where it was thats the most suitable culprit

The moth just sat on it while I was taking the piccie,we get plenty in the house but never looked em up.

Cheers,shenk1