Otter tracks on the Farne Islands!

Great excitement today when we heard that otter tracks have been spotted on Brownsman Island ( one of the Farne Islands). The Island is over 3 miles from the coast and the otter left over 60 yards of tracks.

When asked about what the future held for the otter, the head warden David Steel, had this to say:

"There'll certainly be plenty of food, plenty of crustaceans and fish to feed upon, but unfortunately, unless another animal swims out here, it might have a lonely existence. "

Of course there is also the possibility that the otter will eat bird eggs :-(

This otter picture is courtesy of the BBC report.