Vole confirmation please NE.London (1 Viewer)

KenM · Jun 19, 2019

Circa mid-day 3m above ground up a Holly/Ivy bush, am thinking this is a vole and am assuming it's a Field Vole?

This would represent certainly the first ''live'' Field Vole that I've seen, and wouldn't it be unusual at this time of day?

Lastly it ''razored'' through several Holly leaves like lightening, suffice to say I wouldn't have liked it on the end of one of my digits. :eek!:

Cheers

Nutcracker · Jun 19, 2019

Bank Vole, considering the habitat (shrubs, not grassland!), and how rufous-brown it is :t:

KenM · Jun 19, 2019

Nutcracker said:
Bank Vole, considering the habitat (shrubs, not grassland!), and how rufous-brown it is :t:

Cheers Nutty!...and I was “ banking” it on being a field

Not unusual considering the time of day?

Cheers

Andy Adcock · Jun 19, 2019

Nutcracker said:
Bank Vole, considering the habitat (shrubs, not grassland!), and how rufous-brown it is :t:

How far do they wander from water?

Nutcracker · Jun 19, 2019

andyadcock said:
How far do they wander from water?

Any distance they like, they're not tied to water, a generalist woodland species :t:

Farnboro John · Jun 19, 2019

Bank Vole also because the ears are relatively large and not hairy. Field Voles' ears barely appear from their shaggy grey fur and are quite shaggy themselves.

Bank Voles often scramble about in bushes.

The back end shot also shows a tail about twice as long as a Field Vole would have!

John

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