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Water Vole

Arvicola amphibius

Photo by Aonach_Eagach
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Water rat? Water vole? Photograph was taken on the canal bank

Habitat:

Canal bank

Notes:

Late afternoon, autumn

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Aonach_Eagach
Thanks, it was on the same walk that I saw a Stoat or Weasel take a rabbit in a group of trees on the canal bank. The photograph was too blurred to use.
LauraMaria
Oooh that's definitely a water vole (though they are sometimes also called water rats)! And that's excellent news too, they've suffered severe declines in the UK. What a find!!
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PublishedMay 9, 2011

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