| I’m very excited! 18:24 - Sep 17 with 986 views | Vic |
I’ve just seen my very first red squirrel in the wild - about 2 metres away from me! |  |
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| I’m very excited! on 18:29 - Sep 17 with 961 views | Plums |
Was it in one of the protected areas? |  |
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| I’m very excited! on 18:33 - Sep 17 with 952 views | Ryorry |
Wow - definitely exciting, logged back in to uppie it! |  |
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| I’m very excited! on 18:35 - Sep 17 with 943 views | Vic |
| I’m very excited! on 18:29 - Sep 17 by Plums |
Was it in one of the protected areas? |
No - but I am in Scotland at the moment! We we driving along one of the tiny roads beside a loch and I’d literally only just said to my missus that I’d love to see a red squirrel. We turned a corner and it ran across the road in front of us. I stopped the car and reversed to beside the tree I saw it go up, stopped the engine and a couple of minutes later the little chap ran down the trunk beside me, lifted his head as if to say hello and then hopped away to bury his nut!
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| I’m very excited! on 18:59 - Sep 17 with 901 views | WeWereZombies |
| I’m very excited! on 18:35 - Sep 17 by Vic |
No - but I am in Scotland at the moment! We we driving along one of the tiny roads beside a loch and I’d literally only just said to my missus that I’d love to see a red squirrel. We turned a corner and it ran across the road in front of us. I stopped the car and reversed to beside the tree I saw it go up, stopped the engine and a couple of minutes later the little chap ran down the trunk beside me, lifted his head as if to say hello and then hopped away to bury his nut!
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Loch Garten? |  |
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| I’m very excited! on 19:03 - Sep 17 with 893 views | Vic |
Loch Earn | |
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| I’m very excited! on 19:08 - Sep 17 with 884 views | leitrimblue |
I'm lucky enough to see um once or twice a week around my garden at the moment |  | | |
| I’m very excited! on 19:40 - Sep 17 with 822 views | BudapestByBlimp |
| I’m very excited! on 18:35 - Sep 17 by Vic |
No - but I am in Scotland at the moment! We we driving along one of the tiny roads beside a loch and I’d literally only just said to my missus that I’d love to see a red squirrel. We turned a corner and it ran across the road in front of us. I stopped the car and reversed to beside the tree I saw it go up, stopped the engine and a couple of minutes later the little chap ran down the trunk beside me, lifted his head as if to say hello and then hopped away to bury his nut!
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Great to hear. If you get time it may be worth reporting it on here:
https://scottishsquirrels.org.uk/squirrel-sightings/ |  | | |
| I’m very excited! on 21:04 - Sep 17 with 716 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| I’m very excited! on 18:35 - Sep 17 by Vic |
No - but I am in Scotland at the moment! We we driving along one of the tiny roads beside a loch and I’d literally only just said to my missus that I’d love to see a red squirrel. We turned a corner and it ran across the road in front of us. I stopped the car and reversed to beside the tree I saw it go up, stopped the engine and a couple of minutes later the little chap ran down the trunk beside me, lifted his head as if to say hello and then hopped away to bury his nut!
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Am I the only one who read this and imagined Vic reversing the car over said squirrel? |  |
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| I’m very excited! on 21:42 - Sep 17 with 689 views | Coastalblue |
| I’m very excited! on 21:04 - Sep 17 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Am I the only one who read this and imagined Vic reversing the car over said squirrel? |
No, you're not.
Ive been lucky enough to see them in Scotland, but the last one I saw was on Mersea Island, so not too far from Suffolk. |  |
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| I’m very excited! on 22:58 - Sep 17 with 646 views | ghostofescobar |
Last one I saw in Suffolk was in the early 80’s. The very last one I saw was in Sweden, whilst on a peaceful walk in the Stockholm archipelago’s. Lovely animals. |  |
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| I’m very excited! on 22:59 - Sep 17 with 646 views | BasingstokeBlue |
“2 metres”?
Sorry, but we’re returning to “proper money” units, now.
You probably mean 6’ 6” or something close to that. |  |
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| I’m very excited! on 23:03 - Sep 17 with 639 views | Godzilla |
A few red squirrels coming back round our way too. Still like seeing the grey imposters too, but most of my recent sighting are mainly of the squashed variety. Who the hell thought of the Tufty Club, they have no road sense at all. |  | | |
| I’m very excited! on 23:12 - Sep 17 with 622 views | KingsCrossBlue |
I’m very jealous, I’d love to see a red squirrel.
We’ve just moved from central London to rural Buckinghamshire, and we have about 5 or 6 red kites constantly circling the screeching. They are beautiful creatures. |  | | |
| I’m very excited! on 23:25 - Sep 17 with 614 views | Vic |
Done! Pleased to say that the database suggests no others had been seen in that location. Makes me even happier! | |
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