There are hardly any squirrels in our wood at the moment. This time last year, I could practically guarantee seeing or hearing squirrels up in the hornbeams (after the seeds) every time I went out.
I shot quite a few last early autumn, but none since then and I'm sure there should have been plenty of recruitment from adjoining/neighbouring woodland.
Has anyone else noticed squirrel numbers down this year, or is it just round here?
It's been quite a bad myxomatosis year for the rabbits round here (our JR killed a small myxy bunny just half an hour ago). It occurred to me that grey squirrels might be subject to epidemics of a similar population devastating disease from time-to-time. I've never heard of such a disease in squirrels though.
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I shot quite a few last early autumn, but none since then and I'm sure there should have been plenty of recruitment from adjoining/neighbouring woodland.
Has anyone else noticed squirrel numbers down this year, or is it just round here?
It's been quite a bad myxomatosis year for the rabbits round here (our JR killed a small myxy bunny just half an hour ago). It occurred to me that grey squirrels might be subject to epidemics of a similar population devastating disease from time-to-time. I've never heard of such a disease in squirrels though.
Burnt Ash