When you don't want cats you get them, but perseverance pays off and we finally get an otter on camera

I am lucky enough to have access to a private wood and river in Kintyre, where the owners allow me to trial out my cameras before putting them out in more remote locations. I am able to try different techniques in a safe location trying to get the best shots possible

For a change, as a favour to the owners, I have been trying to get images of the otters that frequent the river. With sardines, codling, and mackeral as bait, the cameras have been placed on a small "beach" on the river bank, where otter prints have been spotted

So what did I get when I first checked the camera, did I get an otter, nope I got a black cat. Not one of the big ones, but a big feral tom cat that puts in rare appearances in the area


Undaunted, I re-baited the area, and left the camera to do its work. Returning today, I collected the SD card from the camera, and checked the images. And what was the first image on the card, was it the elusive otter. No, just another feral cat. This time a black and white one, which the owners think is the mate of the black one.


Here we go again, I thought, but the rest of the pictures on the card, put a smile on my face. We got the otter. Ok, they are not the greatest shots. No perfect profiles, but definitely otter. Another one to add to the list of animals captured on our cameras

Shaun Stevens (BCIB Argyll)

Extraordinary image of a bat in flight

Yet again, the Argyll location throws up another wonderful image. The camera was obviously set off by the young roe deer, but as it flashed, the bat was caught in flight. I'm unsure of the species in question as the image isn't clear. But if anyone has any thoughts we'd love to hear them.

So we can now add "bat" to our ever increasing collection of animals caught on camera

Shaun Stevens
BCIB Argyllshire

















Latest:

The owners of the land the photo was taken on, have informed me they have a colony of pipistrelle bats in the roof of their house. There is a good chance this bat is from that colony.

More Roe Deer from Argyll

This is the latest batch of video's of the Roe deer group in Argyll. With appearances from both bucks, several of the does and a little cameo from the twin fawns.

Black-Faced Ewe - Checking out one of our cameras

Last month I had my camera set up to follow a track line down to a small stream. unfortunately no cats, but plenty of inquisitive sheep. This ewe posed nicely for the camera.



Shaun Stevens

(BCIB Argyllshire)

Who's there?

Roe Deer From Argyll

Fallow Deer Trigger Cam Video Clips

These video clips of a fallow deer doe and a young fallow deer buck were taken in Argyllshire in the last week using a Moultrie Game Spy D40 camera.

Is this evidence of a big cat?

This picture was taken from an undisclosed location in the west of Scotland. It is part of an ongoing investigation into a area where, over a number of years, there have been numerous sightings of large cats, and the occasional livestock attack. This cat is estimated to be almost 3 foot in body length. Measurements of the tree branch and comparison photographs taken on site confirm this size.


Image taken using a Moultrie Game Spy D40 Camera. Image is strictly copyrighted to the BCIB and not to be reproduced in any form elsewhere without permission.

Click on the image to zoom in.

SHAUN STEVENS
BCIB Argyllshire Rep

Images from the Stroud Valleys, Gloucestershire. taken in September 2009.

At the weekend I installed a remote camera at a farm in the Stroud Valleys.

It is a location where we were going to have the web cam but there was no electricity supply and it was too far between the camera and the receiving computer.

After two days of the camera being up there were 12 wildlife pics, including the attached, which includes two muntjac having a scrap.

I will switch the photo options to high res from now on.

The camera is pointing to a well used deer and badger trail and a wet spring-fed area. Beyond the fence/hedge at the back of the pics is a huge and deep wooded valley. The farmer will bait this spot sometimes, esp in cold weather.

Camera used was a Moultrie

Will keep you posted.

RICK MINTER
BCIB Gloucestershire Rep


Badger
















Muntjac Deer
















Two Muntjac Deer Fighting
















Two Muntjac Deer Finished Fighting

Latest Images from Argyllshire

These images were taken from an undisclosed location in Argyll, Scotland.

The cameras are owned by BCIB Argyllshire rep, Shaun Stevens and are Moultrie Game Spy D40 Digital Trail Cameras.

Click on the images to see close ups


A Red Fox
















A Fallow Deer Buck
















A Badger
















A possible Cuckoo,
(we would be interested if any ornithologists could confirm the identity of this bird)