Squirrel road kill

[Greyman 28,914]

Any one else noticing that squirrels suddenly seem to be the number one corpse, I see 3/4 every morning on the roads travelling to work, not sad but I often look at roadkill as a gauge to population numbers and by that reckoning the squirrels must be near plague proportions, anyone else getting this in there areas ???

[Borr 6,397]

Yep they're everywhere around us, my youngest spotted one, got upset I said what's up , 'I wanted to look at it', I said we're late he was 'did you see he had pink feet , lol told his mum she apparently stops for dead badgers , deer,  everything so the morbid little sods can examine them

Edited September 14, 2021 by Borr

[MH1 1,885]

Yeah, same here, I've seen what seems like hundreds squashed the last few weeks 

[micky 3,325]

Yes there are a lot about this year 

[waltjnr 7,013]

Seeing loads on the roads ,even not so busy stretches, bumper year for them ?

[lurcherman 887 13,264]

26 minutes ago, waltjnr said:

Seeing loads on the roads ,even not so busy stretches, bumper year for them ?

Surprised there’s any left with you around 

[WILF 47,583]

44 minutes ago, Greyman said:

Any one else noticing that squirrels suddenly seem to be the number one corpse, I see 3/4 every morning on the roads travelling to work, not sad but I often look at roadkill as a gauge to population numbers and by that reckoning the squirrels must be near plague proportions, anyone else getting this in there areas ???

We don’t have Greys here where I live, it’s only reds which is quiet nice to see…..they scoot down the lane in front of you until they spot a tree they like the look of.

Tiny compared to their Grey cousins.

[Borr 6,397]

Tbh half the traffic this year is white delivery vans and home shopping and they fly about the place, might not be related but it's certainly a different year traffic wise

[South hams hunter 8,926]

Yeah loads this year, even seeing them in open fields 

[Greyman 28,914]

18 minutes ago, South hams hunter said:

Yeah loads this year, even seeing them in open fields 

My dog has ran and caught a few as you say miles from cover, looking forward to the leaves falling should be a bumper year with the catty

[Greyman 28,914]

21 minutes ago, Borr said:

Tbh half the traffic this year is white delivery vans and home shopping and they fly about the place, might not be related but it's certainly a different year traffic wise

I live down a tiny country lane but still usually see 1 or 2 before getting on the main road mate, just seem to be everywhere this year

[NEWKID 27,431]

Only talked about this yesterday, loads of them dead on the roads...saw 3 along 1 stretch no more than a mile long..

Was up in Milton Keynes yesterday and on the way back saw a lot of dead muntjac on the roads, 5 or 6 around Oxford area... dont see many down this far but obviously too many up there!

Edited September 14, 2021 by NEWKID

[South hams hunter 8,926]

12 minutes ago, Greyman said:

My dog has ran and caught a few as you say miles from cover, looking forward to the leaves falling should be a bumper year with the catty

We walked across a few fields to a mark last night and the squirrel in front of us must have done 200/300 yards on the footpath in front of us  

[Ken's Deputy 4,460]

Be a bit of a bonus if their burgeoning numbers sparked off some sort of plague amongst them, wouldn't it?

Not gonna happen though. Look at fukking badgers and feral cats

[Greyman 28,914]

27 minutes ago, NEWKID said:

Only talked about this yesterday, loads of them dead on the roads...saw 3 along 1 stretch no more than a mile long..

Was up in Milton Keynes yesterday and on the way back saw a lot of dead muntjac on the roads, 5 or 6 around Oxford area... dont see many down this far but obviously too many up there!

If your on the m5 mate near Micheal wood services keep your eyes peeled I see them stood on the hard shoulder grazing, both muntis and roe the Cotswolds are alive with them