Ramsbottom mum Belinda Papworth saw the 'large' animal yesterday. At first she believed it to be simply a well-fed rat, but the more she looked at the image the more was so perplexed that she began asking for help in identifying it.
Belinda told the Manchester Evening News : "I was certain it was a well-fed rat and watched it climb up a tree behind it. I'm just not sure.
It was eating the fallen bird food. "I haven't a clue what it is now but the tail isn't long and thin - it's half the size of a rat's tail and chunky."The face doesn't look like a rat's face unless it's got a chubby face too.
Going to see what happens today, I will be sad if it's a rat as I will have to get rid of the bird feeder. I'm working from home the birds have really.
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