07-17-2019, 01:41 AM
I am guessing the Otter had come upstream. That tiny stream has no fish. Probably Otters can manage to eat water boatmen and stuff, but they really need fish.
Now....where he/she came from is a bit of a mystery. There is a pond in the grounds of the orchard house which is nearby, but I checked on Somerset Wildlife and there is no mention of Otters being in residence there. However, the people (if they had them) may not have reported it.
So, after that, the only possible place would be the river which is quite a few miles away.
I did report the sighting to Somerset Wildlife, and to the Dept. of the Environment, with grid references. That could be imporant in the future and could possibly prevent human disturbance of the location.
I don't know if I'll see him/her again. My guess is that the weather might possibly have something to do with it...but how, I don't know (very very dry weather for quite some time, for the second year.)
If he/she came upstream so far, then why, I don't know.
Now....where he/she came from is a bit of a mystery. There is a pond in the grounds of the orchard house which is nearby, but I checked on Somerset Wildlife and there is no mention of Otters being in residence there. However, the people (if they had them) may not have reported it.
So, after that, the only possible place would be the river which is quite a few miles away.
I did report the sighting to Somerset Wildlife, and to the Dept. of the Environment, with grid references. That could be imporant in the future and could possibly prevent human disturbance of the location.
I don't know if I'll see him/her again. My guess is that the weather might possibly have something to do with it...but how, I don't know (very very dry weather for quite some time, for the second year.)If he/she came upstream so far, then why, I don't know.
