Polecats......

I don't know whether it's coincidence or whether there's a reason for it, but I have seen 2 fresh road kills of Polecat in 3 days, 1 at Berriew on Friday and the other in Tregynon today. 2 other road casualties of Polecat in the county have been mentioned to me this week as well. Coincidence, or can someone help?

Hare @ Ceri Ridgeway

1 seen on the monts side of the ridgeway this evening.

Otters at Cors Dyfi

Two otters seen swimming in the lower pool at around 9.45 this morning, after a short wait one came out on to the boardwalk.Images by Maria Wagland.

Noctule Bat @ Pwll Penarth

At least 2 possibly more seen hunting over the reserve at 18:20 today, other bats were seen on the way back to Aberbechan, some of them were definitely Pipistrelle but there were some others which were a little bigger that I couldn't identify!

Bats galore......

Driving back from Llanfair Caereinion to New Mills this evening at around 19:00, I was amazed to see so many bats! During the short trip I must have seen 30+. I didn't get chance do I.D. them all sadly, but many of them seemed to be Pipistrelles.

Busy Voles

Lots of bank vole activity at Cors Dyfi today

Fantastic day of mammals!

Well, what a mammaly day! After seeing the hare reported in the previous post, I heard the high-pitched squeeking emitted by shrews, part of their territorial battles over that particular section of hedgerow. Just before arriving home, I peered over the parapit of the bridge to view the river, as I do every day. With my binoculars I could clearly see a fresh otter spraint prominently displayed on top of a rock, in the middle of the river. This is not the first time I have seen spraint here, but it's good to know they are still around and I live in hope that one day I will be lucky enough to spot the real thing!

The day's mammal sightings reached their peak this evening. Whilst out admiring the wonderful starlit sky in my back garden, a parade of no fewer than four Hedgehogs took their turn at the feeder! These gorgeous little spiny friends can be very confiding indeed when there is a regular supply of Vine House Farm Hedgehog Food to enjoy!