Pine Martin, stoat, weasel?

[shambolic]

Watching Bangers and cash and saw this wee thing looking in the back door!

Better lock up the chickens.

[shambolic]

Pine Martin it is.

[moorx]

Lucky you, but yes, put those chooks away!

[Simpo Two]

In the interests of science, marten not martin... Clue is in the results pictured

[shambolic]

I know, damn you apple!

[anonymous-user]

The reintroduction of which has done wonders for red squirrels.

[xstian]

I read the other day one was spotted in Kingston upon Thames. First time one has been seen in the London area for 100 years.

Where abouts are you OP.?

[anonymous-user]

xstian said:

I read the other day one was spotted in Kingston upon Thames. First time one has been seen in the London area for 100 years.

Where abouts are you OP.?

Profile says Scotland.

[xstian]

garyhun said:

xstian said:

I read the other day one was spotted in Kingston upon Thames. First time one has been seen in the London area for 100 years.

Where abouts are you OP.?

Profile says Scotland.

Makes sense.

[shambolic]

xstian said:

I read the other day one was spotted in Kingston upon Thames. First time one has been seen in the London area for 100 years.

Where abouts are you OP.?

20 miles north of Glasgow, near Loch Lomond.

[Lotobear]

Wonderful creatures - I was privileged anough to spot one where I live (Nortth Cumbria) a year or two ago and think I may have posted on here about it at the time?

They are unmistakable when you see one - we have quite a few Polecats around here but PMs are really quite different and much bigger with an almost cat like face.

Great photos BTW, so lucky to have them come up to the house.

[AC43]

Lotobear said:

Wonderful creatures - I was privileged anough to spot one where I live (Nortth Cumbria) a year or two ago and think I may have posted on here about it at the time?

They are unmistakable when you see one - we have quite a few Polecats around here but PMs are really quite different and much bigger with an almost cat like face.

Great photos BTW, so lucky to have them come up to the house.

My in-laws live in the Highlands and have them eating bits of bread & jam at the kitchen window. Remarkably happy to come right up.

[BoRED S2upid]

Nice spot.

Those bifolds are terrible quality ours lasted like 5 years before we replaced them.

Anyway I digress. Pine marten. Cool.

[wiggy001]

That had to be a Pine Marten on the basis that Weasels are weasily recognised and stoats are stoatally different.

[shambolic]

BoRED S2upid said:

Nice spot.

Those bifolds are terrible quality ours lasted like 5 years before we replaced them.

Anyway I digress. Pine marten. Cool.

Those bifolds were hand made in a local carpenters and are already 7yrs old so I’m afraid your wrong. They were made to suit opening. A bit like everything in the house as it was a refurbishment of a 250yr old stables.
Ps yes the pie marten is cool.

[TGCOTF-dewey]

shambolic said:

Pine Martin it is.

Hope you've named him Asten.

[Bannock]

garyhun said:

The reintroduction of which has done wonders for red squirrels.

Is that a sarky comment or are they doing something beneficial for red squirrels, such as killing grey ones? Genuine question, I've no idea and I am a townie.

[shambolic]

Still from a video out the a few weeks back.

[shambolic]

Bannock said:

garyhun said:

The reintroduction of which has done wonders for red squirrels.

Is that a sarky comment or are they doing something beneficial for red squirrels, such as killing grey ones? Genuine question, I've no idea and I am a townie.

I think he’s getting at them killing reds, but they kill a lot more greys.

[Bannock]

shambolic said:

Bannock said:

garyhun said:

The reintroduction of which has done wonders for red squirrels.

Is that a sarky comment or are they doing something beneficial for red squirrels, such as killing grey ones? Genuine question, I've no idea and I am a townie.

I think he’s getting at them killing reds, but they kill a lot more greys.

Oh that's a shame.

I suppose there are far more greys about, maybe thinning that field give reds more of a chance, but then if the martens are getting them as well maybe it makes no difference.