shopMysterious Nightflying Creature!
Posted 11 Dec 2008
This clip was made as a result of a submitted sighting by a LambWatcher who emailed in to say they spotted something strange on the webcam at approximately 5am in the morning of the 11th December 2008.
It looks to be a flying creature of some kind and you have to look carefully to see it. It approaches from the left, appears to fly to the bird feeder and then flies off close to the ground to the left. Its flight path is quite irregular so it is quite mysterious! It must be an owl surely? Can you think of anything else it can be? Perhaps it is a new species from planet ZoRk....
If you cannot see the flying thing clearly on this clip due to the video compression, try viewing the clip at the following place: http://www.lambwatch.co.uk/highlights/strangething.wmv. This clip has not been edited, enhanced or modified at all.
Reader Comments
It looks like an owl swooping down to find a mouse.
Margaret on 15 Dec 2008 15:56
I thought it was a bat. We get them round here. They're Ok from a distance but horrid if they fly past your face!
maria on 15 Dec 2008 17:58
it's a rabbit lol
peter on 15 Dec 2008 18:35
i think its a rabbit too
pamela on 16 Dec 2008 09:57
definately a rabbit on RED BULL lol.
peter on 16 Dec 2008 10:19
pretty sure its a tawny owl....
Lynda on 16 Dec 2008 15:09
I think it's an Owl.
Sue on 16 Dec 2008 21:32
funny, 'cos if you expect to see a flying creature, it seems that it is flying. but, once i watched it again after reading "rabbit" comments, it is absolutely a bunny. they run around like "bats out of hell" even here in los angeles.
viv on 17 Dec 2008 09:47
they often run zig zag, when mr fox spooks them.
peter on 17 Dec 2008 09:59
it actually jumps down from the wall, towards the end of the clip.
peter on 17 Dec 2008 10:03
tht is definitely a bunny
vk on 17 Dec 2008 14:25
Actually, if you look really really hard, you'll see a tail. I think it could possibly be a small fox.
Jena on 17 Dec 2008 20:42
I have to admit that I laughed when I saw someone say it was a rabbit but the more you watch the more you realise that that is exactly what it is. It isn't flying at all its on the ground running very fast!
Jackie on 17 Dec 2008 20:53
I beg to differ Jackie.. it is definitely flying above the ground. :)
Margaret on 17 Dec 2008 21:02
a flying rabbit then lol.
peter on 17 Dec 2008 21:55
if you compare the daytime backdrop to the nightime,its obvious it skirts the wall and passes over some coping stones before leaping to the ground.
very common when rabbits have been spooked by predators.
peter on 17 Dec 2008 21:58
It swoops down from the wall to the ground to pick something up and then flies off and you can see it swoop upwards to the left. You can see the wings flap.
Margaret on 17 Dec 2008 22:10
If you all click on the http;//www.lambwatch.co.uk/highlights/strangething.wmv above Viewer comments and see the full clip.you would be able to see it's an Owl.
Sue on 17 Dec 2008 22:13
margaret i cant see the wings flap,i'm still looking
peter on 17 Dec 2008 22:18
Peter have you clicked on the link in the third paragraph down from the top? It gives a clearer picture.
Margaret on 17 Dec 2008 22:25
margaret i cant get it to play but will keep trying.mind if its not a rabbit i'll bare my but in woolies window lol.
peter on 17 Dec 2008 22:32
lol Peter.. you must let us know which Woolies..
Margaret on 17 Dec 2008 22:37
hope i'm not wrong but it'll be the newcastle branch lol
peter on 17 Dec 2008 23:10
anyway its great to speak to you all,we need a forum.
peter on 17 Dec 2008 23:12
We here think it's a small animal fox or rabbit.
Catherine on 17 Dec 2008 23:14
Wow such a response ! We all at the farm think it is a tawny owl as you can see it flying over the wall, grabbing a mouse under the feeder then flying off to the left with it. Peter - there is a forum, look at the community link on the top. Would be good to see it used!
Dan on 17 Dec 2008 23:19
but how does it grow 4 legs and shoot off like bugs bunny lol.
peter on 17 Dec 2008 23:27
where do you see legs? It is just a low-flying owl... have u seen the clip entitled the early bird gets the worm in the highlights section? It's been spotted before.
Dan on 17 Dec 2008 23:31
its running on all 4 of them lol
peter on 17 Dec 2008 23:42
Looks like a rabbit running to me.
captain lard on 17 Dec 2008 23:42
cant of been an owl grabbing a worm,ground temps were too cold that night for above ground worm activity
peter on 17 Dec 2008 23:44
its a wabbit lol
peter on 17 Dec 2008 23:45
Lol, it wasn't a worm it was getting peter, it was a mouse. they frequently gather at night under where the bird feeder hangs to clear up the dropped seeds... there are clips in the highlights showing both these things :)
Dan on 17 Dec 2008 23:45
after showing the clip to several hundred people,i'm now informed it's definately a hare.so wabbit was near enough for me lol.
peter on 18 Dec 2008 21:13
It's a bat. -.-
Alex on 05 Feb 2009 00:37
Hare ?
Elaine on 02 Mar 2009 16:11