White Squirrels

   

These animals have been fairly frequently seen in the Cosham and Purbrook areas for many years.  For some years - the mid 90s to the mid noughties they also spread into Hayling Island, Southsea and to the north.  For a couple of years up to 2010 there have been few reports and all of these have come from Cosham or Purbrook.

New sightings and pictures will be very welcome.  E mail them to me please.

Sightings

White squirrel  one   Horndean  Hampshire 05.02.2012  I have done a video of the pictures, not brilliant photos I'm afraid, had the wrong lens! I know there are a pair of them so I hope to be back with more! This is the link.....  http://video214.com/play/LAu3Yt2gQXkRAmM3IabEVg/s/dark  Penny Plimmer

2 Feb 2012

Just to let you know that the white squirrel is being seen very regularly on Frogmore Lane in Horndean. Yesterday, one was fully stretched out on the trunk of a tree basking dreamily and sunning itself. There is another one but we only occasionally two at once.  Katie Mann

Dear John - White squirrel seen this a.m. Bixley Woods     50 degrees 58’ N  0 degrees 38’ E  Northwest of  Rye East Sussex. 

I have been walking here on a near daily basis for over two years and this is first time seen.   

Regards  Clive pople.

One white squirrel was in Kingston Cemetery Portsmouth am on 15th November 2011.   Chris Lee

I have just seen an albino squirrel sitting in a tree on Frogmore Lane, Horndean hants.  Katie Mann 12 Oct 2011.   This is easily the most northerly local sighting I have heard of.  JG

White squirrel in Sandy Dell again this morning.  A local resident informed me that there are three there.  Adele 31 Oct 2011.

I can’t guarantee the truth of reports that are three at Sandy Dell but I saw with my own eyes two there this morning happily foraging alongside two greys. Adele 7th Nov.

 Albino grey squirrel  31/10/11   15:00  Kingston Cemetery Portsmouth  surprised to see it chase a grey squirrel.  A green woodpecker was seen today.  Chris lee

Unfortunately, no photo, but I've just seen a white squirrel foraging beneath a large copper beech near my home in Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland.  Best wishes  Linda Hummell 1st Feb 2011

I am not sure you need this info. I first reported seeing one several weeks ago in the same place - and I see from your Newletters that you are getting other sightings of more  in other areas.  Anyway, I thought I would send to you again, just in case it is of interest...   Katie Mann  22 Nov 2011.

 Pictures

Chris Sutton's November 2011 pictures taken in Kingston Cemetery Portsmouth

  A white squirrel in my own garden in February 2010.  Another at Sandy dell Purbrook at the end of October 2011.  Phot by Adele Mallows

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