-
Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.
Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
mouse at leighton moss, (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Deb335077
- Start date
Andy Adcock
Worst person on Birdforum
Field Vole I think
note the short tail, plump appearance with a rounded and less elongated face of a mouse.
A
note the short tail, plump appearance with a rounded and less elongated face of a mouse.
A
Sandra (Taylor)
Well-known member
Wood mouse maybe?
Mike Richardson
Formerly known as Skink1978
Agree. The tail of the animal in the photo curves out of site so it's longer than it first appears. Ears are also more prominent on a Bank Vole (they're more obscured by fur in Field (Short-tailed) Vole.
Sangahyando
Well-known member
Apart from the longer tail, Wood Mouse has huge eyes. Voles tend to have smaller eyes for some reason.
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
Ditto to Bank Vole - rufous flanks, compared to Field Vole's more buffy-grey colour.
Quite common in banks, where they feed on various financial instruments. Perhaps.
Quite common in banks, where they feed on various financial instruments. Perhaps.
Welsh Peregrine
Well-known member
Another for Bank Vole based on colour of back (and vole shape rather than mouse shape). Bank voles tend to be more likely to be visible as they feed more on seeds etc, rather than the more exclusive grass diet of Field Vole.
Farnboro John
Well-known member
It's a Bank Vole: reddish-brown back, bicoloured tail top to bottom: blunt muzzle eliminates all mice. Field Vole excluded by fairly obvious, short-haired ears and, to an extent, by sharp difference between dark uppers/flanks and white underside. Field Vole generally more uniform and can be concolorous.
John
John
