With the wet and unkind weather there is not a lot that I can do at the moment apart from look for more signs of Otter and take photos. Late last night I had been out until midnight to hopefully get a sighting by the ambient street lighting, but no luck. I sat on the bank above the ramp and I know that I was quite unobtrusive because a couple of Rabbits came out to graze and hadn't seen me until I made a movement. I gave up and came home. This morning  I went back to see what I could discover. I was pleased to see that there were new tracks and new spraintings which has added to my sense of frustration. There is even a very new "sand-castle" on bank that is clearly visible, and close to my Kingfisher hide…… how frustrating is that?  So, I have taken the bull by the horns and bought an infra-red camera trap which should get me some good "record" photos. This will record the time, the idea being that I record when is the most active time. I will then be able to know when I have a better chance of a really good "pro" quality photograph.  I have a plan for this as well so, as my wife said, I am obsessive but to get a photo of a city otter then I guess I have to be.

This very fresh pad is very interesting because it shows even the patterns of the skin on the otter's pads.
This has to be a cub because  of the size, compare it to the keys? The photo below is of a new site opposite my kingfisher hide.