ID Help !!

[knifefan]

Over the past month I've had a frequent visitor on and around my patio late at night... It's either a Weasel or a Stoat but I can't remember which is the larger!!!!
My visitor is about 8" - 10" long, Light brown with whitish chest and black tip to its tail So an easy question Weasel or Stoat ??

Cheers
Graham

 

[Bushwhacker]

Stoaty stoaty stoat!

 

[John Fenna]

Easy to tell them apart
A weasel is weasely identified and a stoat is stoataly different



I already have my coat......

 

[knifefan]

Easy to tell them apart
A weasel is weasely identified and a stoat is stoataly different



I already have my coat......

Cheers John also thanks to 'Whacker I'm quite enjoying watching it zipping about - like a ferret on speed!!!!!!

 

[ged]

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=weasels+and+stoats&qpvt=weasels+and+stoats&FORM=IGRE

 

[Bushwhacker]

Any possibility of videoing it? Would love to see it.

 

[Barn Owl]

Stoats have a 'spot' on the end of the tail, here's a comparison
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgu...p8wHUYf2HdCN0wW964CYCQ&ved=0CGoQ9QEwEQ&dur=84

 

[knifefan]

Any possibility of videoing it? Would love to see it.

It dosn't hang around long and it's like "Sh*t off a Shovel"!!! but I'm browsing round for a wildlife trap camera. I think they like it round the house 'cos it's lit up all night

 

[Jackdaw]

It definately sounds like a stoat. Weasels do not have black tips to their tail. It's a bit on the small size at 8-10" but may just be a juvenile from last year of a small female.

I remember the sizes this way: Stoat is closer to B than Weasel is, and the Bigger one has a Black tip.

Pretty lame but it has stopped me being embarrassed in front of a group of school kids when my mind goes blank!