Tuesday, 9 September 2025

Coming to the End of the Voling Season

Image

Image

Image



Image

Droppings tell me there's regular vole traffic on this stretch.

Image

Getting very few sightings now, though a vole came up last night and sniffed my boot. The trail cam shows that the water voles are mainly nocturnal at the moment, which is a usual pattern. One of the video clips shows a bank vole: I include it to show the relative size against the water vole. (Ignore the date stamp, which keeps re-setting itself to the wrong time.)

This blog will, as usual, go into semi-hibernation now, although I'll post if I see anything interesting. Otherwise, see you in the Spring!

Tuesday, 19 August 2025

Same Vole

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

I think this is the same water vole I'm seeing every night now. I suspect it's a female who has now established her territory.

Thursday, 14 August 2025

Friday, 8 August 2025

Thursday, 7 August 2025

Back in Shropshire

 

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Numbers are well up and the water voles remain bold with me, and aggressive with each other.