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This clip was in response to a sighting made on the webcam in the early hours of the morning!
Posted 11th December 2008 by Dan 
36 comments
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: [link]. This clip has not been edited, enhanced or modified at all.
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Margaret 15th December 2008
It looks like an owl swooping down to find a mouse.
maria 15th December 2008
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!
peter 15th December 2008
it's a rabbit lol
pamela 16th December 2008
i think its a rabbit too
peter 16th December 2008
definately a rabbit on RED BULL lol.
Lynda 16th December 2008
pretty sure its a tawny owl....
Sue 16th December 2008
I think it's an Owl.
viv 17th December 2008
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.
peter 17th December 2008
they often run zig zag, when mr fox spooks them.
peter 17th December 2008
it actually jumps down from the wall, towards the end of the clip.
vk 17th December 2008
tht is definitely a bunny
Jena 17th December 2008
Actually, if you look really really hard, you'll see a tail. I think it could possibly be a small fox.
Jackie 17th December 2008
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!
Margaret 17th December 2008
I beg to differ Jackie.. it is definitely flying above the ground. 
peter 17th December 2008
a flying rabbit then lol.
peter 17th December 2008
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.
Margaret 17th December 2008
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.
Sue 17th December 2008
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.
peter 17th December 2008
margaret i cant see the wings flap,i'm still looking
Margaret 17th December 2008
Peter have you clicked on the link in the third paragraph down from the top? It gives a clearer picture.
peter 17th December 2008
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.
Margaret 17th December 2008
lol Peter.. you must let us know which Woolies..
peter 17th December 2008
hope i'm not wrong but it'll be the newcastle branch lol
peter 17th December 2008
anyway its great to speak to you all,we need a forum.
Catherine 17th December 2008
We here think it's a small animal fox or rabbit.
Dan 17th December 2008
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!
peter 17th December 2008
but how does it grow 4 legs and shoot off like bugs bunny lol.
Dan 17th December 2008
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.
peter 17th December 2008
its running on all 4 of them lol
captain lard 17th December 2008
Looks like a rabbit running to me.
peter 17th December 2008
cant of been an owl grabbing a worm,ground temps were too cold that night for above ground worm activity
peter 17th December 2008
its a wabbit lol
Dan 17th December 2008
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
peter 18th December 2008
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.
Alex 5th February 2009
It's a bat. -.-
Elaine 2nd March 2009
Hare ?
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