From my recollection, the fish ranged from almost two feet long down to 8-9 inches. The large ones
were fat as carp are prone to be.
I'll go along with your otter suggestion because I believe the nous needed to leave the nearby river
in search in search of the same food that could be found in their own habitat is applicable when it
comes to otters. Curiosity and these intelligent animals go together like BIAD and Candy-floss!
In regards of other critters in this immediate area, there are foxes, hedgehogs, squirrels and the
occasional buzzard.
But as a local newspaper reported in early December last year...
'...During a walk alongside the River Tees in Darlington The Northern Echo Camera Club
member Peter Oughton managed to get the rare sighting, after admitting that he'd
spent years trying to take photos of otters in Darlington.
Alongside some stunning images submitted by Mr Oughton, he put the caption:
" I finally got my first sightings of the Darlington otter today. "I've only been looking
for a few years after everyone telling me about them...'
'...Back in 2007, The Northern Echo reported that dog walkers have regularly seen
several otters on the River Tees, near Darlington. At least two adults and two cubs
were spotted...'
In the comment section of the article, I see that otters do invade the town centre where a
subsidiary of the river mentioned above flows through, so the culprits who destroyed the
carp may well have been otters.
'...SuperPooper
Rare? I see them all the time down Victoria Embankment.
Beatle Juice
Just about to say the same thing. Early morning is best to spot them.
Richard Taylor
There have been otter sightings on the Skerne at Victoria Embankment and in
South Park, but a lot of the sightings (not all) are actually of mink. Easy to mix
them up especially in low light.
mugsytop
I have seen them at the skerne 5 arches on the way to work at 5 in the morning.
You can see there wet tracks on the tarmac path sometimes as well...'
This final comment mentions a bridge called '5 Arches', this railway structure is only
1/2-a-mile away from where the Koi were slain.
were fat as carp are prone to be.
I'll go along with your otter suggestion because I believe the nous needed to leave the nearby river
in search in search of the same food that could be found in their own habitat is applicable when it
comes to otters. Curiosity and these intelligent animals go together like BIAD and Candy-floss!
In regards of other critters in this immediate area, there are foxes, hedgehogs, squirrels and the
occasional buzzard.
But as a local newspaper reported in early December last year...
'...During a walk alongside the River Tees in Darlington The Northern Echo Camera Club
member Peter Oughton managed to get the rare sighting, after admitting that he'd
spent years trying to take photos of otters in Darlington.
Alongside some stunning images submitted by Mr Oughton, he put the caption:
" I finally got my first sightings of the Darlington otter today. "I've only been looking
for a few years after everyone telling me about them...'
'...Back in 2007, The Northern Echo reported that dog walkers have regularly seen
several otters on the River Tees, near Darlington. At least two adults and two cubs
were spotted...'
In the comment section of the article, I see that otters do invade the town centre where a
subsidiary of the river mentioned above flows through, so the culprits who destroyed the
carp may well have been otters.
'...SuperPooper
Rare? I see them all the time down Victoria Embankment.
Beatle Juice
Just about to say the same thing. Early morning is best to spot them.
Richard Taylor
There have been otter sightings on the Skerne at Victoria Embankment and in
South Park, but a lot of the sightings (not all) are actually of mink. Easy to mix
them up especially in low light.
mugsytop
I have seen them at the skerne 5 arches on the way to work at 5 in the morning.
You can see there wet tracks on the tarmac path sometimes as well...'
This final comment mentions a bridge called '5 Arches', this railway structure is only
1/2-a-mile away from where the Koi were slain.
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