Otters are mainly nocturnal so obviously it isn't easy to see what they are up to or even to see if they are present. After the success of February's trail camera recording I have decided to repeat it every month so we can monitor their presence and their progress. Last week I set up two cameras for two nights, both aimed at the same small area of bank. There were two visits each night by an otter but I can't tell whether it was the same one or two different animals.
Finding an ideal spot to place the cameras isn't easy. In the present position the cameras have to be hidden from (human) view and so are a bit too close to the action, meaning that it isn't easy to get the whole animal in the frame. It also makes it harder to see if there is more than one. In this clip the otter finds the camera.
One advantage of using two cameras is that if they switch on at the same time there is better lighting. This attempt wasn't perfect but you can see the potential. Of course the view from the other camera wasn't any good at all.
If the otter(s) are still present later this month I'll post some more pictures.
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