Blakey's Thruscross Reservoir Video

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Wed 24 Oct, 2012 1:11 pm

Bloomin eck!, when was that taken!

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Wed 24 Oct, 2012 2:46 pm

Leodian wrote: Several years back now when walking in the area nearish to the cricket ground I saw 2 very large dark coloured animals darting between rocks on the side of the river. I only got a very brief look and from what I found out later they may well have been mink, as they were much too large for weasels/stoats and were definitely not rabbits! Actualy they might have been Pine Martens.Most people associate them with Scotland in accepted wisdom, but the Centre for Fortean Zoology to which i belong,has had sightings in North & west Yorkshire.They look like a large weasel.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Wed 24 Oct, 2012 3:01 pm

Steve Jones wrote: Leodian wrote: Several years back now when walking in the area nearish to the cricket ground I saw 2 very large dark coloured animals darting between rocks on the side of the river. I only got a very brief look and from what I found out later they may well have been mink, as they were much too large for weasels/stoats and were definitely not rabbits! Actualy they might have been Pine Martens.Most people associate them with Scotland in accepted wisdom, but the Centre for Fortean Zoology to which i belong,has had sightings in North & west Yorkshire.They look like a large weasel. Thanks Steve . That's an interesting possibility. It was their very large size that particularly caught my attention. A few years back I was on the footbridge over the River Wharfe near Ox Close Wood (East Keswick area) when the river was in flood. I noticed an animal in the very fast flowing water and I initially thought it looked like it was being carried away, but it was clearly swimming across the flow and it got to the Woodhall side where I lost view. I was unsure what the animal was but I later found that descriptions of otters fitted well what I saw. I don't know if it was an otter but it was clearly at home in the water.

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Wed 24 Oct, 2012 4:37 pm

A few years back I was on the footbridge over the River Wharfe near Ox Close Wood (East Keswick area) when the river was in flood. I noticed an animal in the very fast flowing water and I initially thought it looked like it was being carried away, but it was clearly swimming across the flow and it got to the Woodhall side where I lost view. I was unsure what the animal was but I later found that descriptions of otters fitted well what I saw. I don't know if it was an otter but it was clearly at home in the water. Both otters and mink can be found locally.Pine martens are still a threatened species in this country and you would be very lucky to see one but they are lovely creatures to look at ( not fun if you are a fish:-) )

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Wed 24 Oct, 2012 4:50 pm

Some amazing footage of English Mink here - tangent sorry.Need to go to 1:38 of the footage past the elephants.http://youtu.be/WdTr8kjdNuI

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Wed 24 Oct, 2012 9:42 pm

Jogon wrote: Morning BlakeyHere's an image to chill you. Its certainly done that Jogon - I still shiver every time I think of that awful experience in 1995 - I don't want to come any nearer than that to the Grim Reaper any time soon !!

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Wed 24 Oct, 2012 9:58 pm

Good man. Incidentally, good of you to share.The winter image was 96 I think.When your time is up I think (hope) one hears this:-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfu_Q72_ ... NthkECvNOq

jonleeds · Post by **jonleeds** » Thu 25 Oct, 2012 12:09 am

Yes I saw a mink scampering along the concrete wharfeside of someones riverside garden as I was looking off of Newlay Bridge in spring of this year, it was jet black and shot up a pipe when it saw me looking at it.