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  1. Farnboro John

    Birding halfway up the Alps

    The tail is maybe marginal in thickness but it is tubular right to the solid black tip. I don't know how aware European mammal people are of the good features of a proper Wildcat but they include: - the dorsal stripe must terminate over the haunches and not extend onto the tail and/or into the...
  2. Farnboro John

    Birding halfway up the Alps

    Must be quite big then, Water Voles are more or less Brown Rat size. I'd assumed it was more small vole size. John
  3. Farnboro John

    Birding halfway up the Alps

    I'm not at my best with European voles but it seems to me it isn't very rufous and has not very prominent ears. Maybe Common Vole? What are the local options? John
  4. Farnboro John

    Birding halfway up the Alps

    A hairless patch on a tail could mean the marten had a lucky encounter with something bigger and meaner! Pretty good cat. Lots of complete stripes on body and legs, not broken up into spots. Tail is nicely tubular though a bit slimmer than I would hope: rings on it look pretty much OK. Get...
  5. Farnboro John

    Birding halfway up the Alps

    That looks quite a nice cat. Plus points: Tail rings are completely separate and there isn't a visible line up onto the rump. In the side on shot the body stripes look complete and not dotty. The cat overall looks sizeable and heavily built. Not quite so good points: tail could be thicker...
  6. Farnboro John

    Birding halfway up the Alps

    With absolutely no rancour or even mickey taking I admit the first thing that came into my mind when I saw the thread (which I'm looking forward to immensely) was this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPhuafy0G3I And who among us doesn't like a Robin? John
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