mushroom 12,352 Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 14 minutes ago, Ratmanwan3 said: I had a job a couple of years ago where the owner of a lake had seen two mink attack and kiil a swan. I would say mink or an otter to do the killing and drag it to the bank to eat, then maybe a badger or fox scavenging the rest ? Never knew mink hunted in pairs or groups, nice one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,165 Posted March 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 13 minutes ago, mushroom said: Never knew mink hunted in pairs or groups, nice one Surprising what you learn about the countryside while chasing ghosts, 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 Ive not read the whole thread but I’ve seen an otter attack a swan. It was only due to my brother jumping around like a twat that it let the swan go and swam off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,820 Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 They've lost alot down here due to bird flu, all the ones in the harbour and all the blacks at dawlish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pesky1972 4,926 Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 Sorry, not a swan.., or an otter.., or a mink. My favourite UK mammal though. I never get tired of watching stoats. Found this on the tube and thought I’d share it. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,165 Posted March 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 minute ago, pesky1972 said: Sorry, not a swan.., or an otter.., or a mink. My favourite UK mammal though. I never get tired of watching stoats. Found this on the tube and thought I’d share it. Love the mini predators like stoats and weasels, have a lot of wild polecats about as well, but I think they may have been quietly introduced like the otters were, I once watched a stoat track a rabbit across a meadow and disappear into a bramble patch but within a minute the stoat came flying out with the rabbit in hot pursuit, I assumed it must have had young as I couldn’t think of anything else that would make a rabbit turn tough Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 42,804 Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 Otter or disgruntled fishery owner... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 34 minutes ago, pesky1972 said: Sorry, not a swan.., or an otter.., or a mink. My favourite UK mammal though. I never get tired of watching stoats. Found this on the tube and thought I’d share it. https://youtube.com/shorts/MbY18XJOio0 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,183 Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Arry said: May not apply in this case but several years ago we had on the river Dart an aggressive Cob Swan that killed many other Swans in the spring. Usually by holding the head under water much the same as Duck when mating. Cheers Arry Good point very territorial Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 hour ago, pesky1972 said: Sorry, not a swan.., or an otter.., or a mink. My favourite UK mammal though. I never get tired of watching stoats. Found this on the tube and thought I’d share it. I ran up on a stoat fighting a magpie when I was a kid and frightened them off i always wished i could of got to watch the outcome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 5,958 Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 Jews have chicken soup as a pick me up ,HRH phil is on the mend ,probably him ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_Lurcherlad 382 Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 A mink killed all 6 of my mates runner ducks and they were big things like so lm sure a mink would have a do at a swan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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