Is this rabbit activity?

[mjr88 50]

Hi all  

Earlier today I went for a wander around one of the fields that Is part of my new shooting permission. This permission Is only for use with my HW100 air rifle due to livestock reasons.

As for the recon, I didn't really see much around except for some digging/scraping activity In one of the edges of the field. My first obvious thought was rabbit, but then I realised that I couldn't see any rabbit droppings around the area of the recently dug earth. So I was just wondering If you guys could give me your thoughts on whether you think that this Is rabbit activity or maybe something else.  There was the odd area around the field that showed rabbit droppings but as already mentioned,  not near the recently dug earth. 

Here are the photo's that I took earlier of the above mentioned activity,

John  

Edited November 3, 2017 by mjr88

[si brown 8,486]

yeah thats rabbit activity... seen exactly the same on one of my perms today!

all the signs of activity and not a bloody rabbit in sight  go back with the lamp and it'll be a different matter!

 

atb si 

[mattwhite 1,993]

Hard to tell from the pics pal. It could be the start of a burrow. Some of the shallow ones may be squirrel diggings though.

[Outback 1 26]

John

I like your tag sign the Winchester motif , See if you can tag along with somebody who can teach you field craft and what signs to look for and gauge rabbit activity on your ground . Get down on your ground and watch with binoculars the area's that your interested in and learn whats going on and area's of activity , don't get busted and let the rabbits know you watching . 

  

 

[The one 8,467]

you can see the nettles beside the scrapes there urine turns the soil acid nettles love it about the only thing that will grow if theres loads of rabbits 

[tomburras 2,729]

Have a look with a lamp. Iv seen plenty of rabbits at night on places where I have never seen rabbits through the day and with no signs of rabbit activity. That sure does look like a rabbit dig. 

[villaman 9,983]

1 hour ago, Outback 1 said:

John

I like your tag sign the Winchester motif , See if you can tag along with somebody who can teach you field craft and what signs to look for and gauge rabbit activity on your ground . Get down on your ground and watch with binoculars the area's that your interested in and learn whats going on and area's of activity , don't get busted and let the rabbits know you watching . 

  

 

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[stealthy1 3,964]

Might be Grey Squirrels burying nuts for the Winter, look for foot prints in the loose soil.

 

[mjr88 50]

Thanks for all the replies and Info lads, greatly appreciated,

John  

[pianoman 3,587]

Rabbits dig just out of habbit, or, maybe testing the soil strength for a new warren or burrow. They are very smart, intelligent creatures and constantly on the lookout for safe, secure places to burrow, to breed and eat. And that's all the things they really do.

[The one 8,467]

Think its the does that keep digging to enlarge the warren or start a new burrow to have kitts in 

[barrywhite 282]

is there any rabbit sh.t . thats a give away

[PLEDGEY 495]

Pesky Wabbits!