Now it's a noticeable event if we see a Squirrel in the garden. Never seen a Fox this side of the road either. Saw one on the fields opposite butt hey have a cover crop and pheasant feeders out. Nearest we normally see squirrels is about 2 miles away in the village church yard and village itself.. Out here not enough trees for them. The neighbour says she has seen deer crossing the field behind ours but I have never seen any. Rumour has it there are Muntjac in the village itself but again I have never seen any. Closest one I saw was about 8 miles away during last winters snows. Due tot he peanut feeders we do get visits from the greater Spotted Woodpecker now and then.
Stoats, Weasels, rats, Voles, mice, Owls (the Barn Owl visits almost daily), she has Little owls nesting in her horses straw next door, and another owl I have not seen close enough to identify but believe it to be a Tawney. Raptors like Kestrel (daily), Sparrow Hawk (at least weekly) Hen harriers and Marsh harriers in season the occasional Hobby and Buzzards are becoming quite regular. Brown Hare and Waskerly Wabbits are common and in fact a bit of a pest. The Badger wanders through it seems but have only seen them just up the road when one wander across in front of the car. Come Spring Summer I often leave a telescope on tripod setup in the conservatory just to watch what's about.
But sadly deer seem to be absent
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