Searching For The Scottish Wildcat
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Searching For The UK's Rarest Animals! It's a big one as we set off searching for the rarest animals there is on offer in the UK... the Capercaillie and the Scottish Wildcat!
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Cookie I have a book recommendation for you that I think you would really enjoy it's called 3 against the wilderness and is set in Canada in the early 1900s it's the true story of a young family who move into the wilderness to live and the man notices a huge decline in local species and decides to reintroduce beaver even though a lot of people down river are against the idea. It's a great book full of animal encounters some of which are scary it also has a lot of cool photos. When you talked about the beavers in the video I instantly thought about the book even though it must be 20 years since I read it which shows how memorable it is.
hello just wondering if you have ever came across any wild polecats...
Please do a search for big cats in the UK
@@keithharrison3678 that's a tall order! They are very few and far between.
40 years as a commercial photographer. I had never done wildlife photography for my bucket list. I wanted to see mountain hares in there winter coat
I was taken up to where you were filming. This march. We photographed mountain hares and in the afternoon snow bunting. Drove down the Mountain
And headed back to our hotel. Dusk had descended and we had just entered a wooden bridge over a wide river. The car was doing about 15mph when I spotted a large
Cat stalking at the edge of a field shooting through the driver and the steering wheel. I managed to get one rather blurry image of a cat tabby cat with dark rings on its tail.
I am saying it’s a Scottish wild cat. By the time we had gone over the bridge turned round waited our turn to go over the bridge. The light had gone completely.
Back at the hotel. We ate then started to download our images. Looking at the cat. We spotted it had what looked like a radio collar on. We sent the embarrassing
Image to the Scottish wildlife with the location. They confirmed it was one of the cats released last year close to the release sight. I will never get rid of that image but also never show to anyone else. I am keeping it for my own personal pleasure I’ve not even show it to my wife. It’s that bad a shot. But seeing all you went through on the video gave me a warm glow
I have seen a Scottish wildcat for all of 15 seconds and it was magical.
Good luck in the future
Awesome! Don't be scared to share it though mate, it's a privilege you've been able to see one
No one believes me when I told them I was a couple of feet from an Eurasian Lynx in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire. One of the the greatest spots ever so I don't care, I know what I saw...
12:23 Bonnie Scotland - Land of Choices
Choose from :-
Visibility 10 metres due to driving rain and drizzle
Visibility 10 metres due to fog
Visibility 10 metres due to bright sun and midges
went up the pentlands a couple days ago to watch the sunrise... got devoured by midges, wee bastards
Your content is awesome! I told my mum that these animals were in the UK after watching this (We're in britain) and she didn't beleive me so I showed her! She's baffled lol
Your vibe is so positive, it makes me smile 💯
This is sick! watched it start to finish and I still want more!
I’m Scottish and 56 years old and I’ve only ever seen one Scottish wild cat in my life and that was when I was about 12 years old so as you say they are hard to see I was just coming into Tomintoul the highest village in Scotland and it was on the side of the road
Thank you.
You have more patience than me to stay around in the cold. A brief walk for fresh air is one thing but I am not hardy enough to be out as long as you manage to be. So the video is appreciated as I would be very unlikely to see them for myself in the wild.
Wow! You camp there? Well done 😊
I came across this channel by accident, I am now hooked, love the content and the enthusiasm of the guys
Excellent upload dude. Your feathers are definitely male Caper. I have a few (tail feather - blunt end). If in any way forested and feathers plucked not torn then without a doubt female Goshawk kill, goldies will always favour open ground whilst hunting . Despite contrary info there's a fairly decent population in and around the Caledonian forests. I've seen one twice within an hour before now. Brilliant to nab the crossbill, nice to end with otter and WTE. If you can handle the midges then May and June are great months for lots of activity. Enjoyed it 👍🏻
cracks me up how you see a clear as day cat paw print and are overthinking whether it's a hare foot.
Enjoyed watching this episode! Thanks for sharing 👍 👍
I still don't think there is anything to beat the Haggis. I though they were extinct now but the channel "the Haggis Wildlife Foundation" has comments by people who say they have still very occasionally seen one. In fact, one man commented on the latest video that he still eats them if he gets the chance. I told him he should buy the fake ones ready prepared from supermarkets. They aren't so delicious as I remember the real thing being, but the fake ones are still quite tasty.
Haggis is made from sheep it’s just a running joke in Scotland to tell people outwith Scotland it’s a small marsupial thats sometimes only has 3 legs
I saw a Capercaille when i walked the Great Glen Way back in 2008. It is a large bird
Used to get wildcats on borders at Northumberland but be 35 years since saw any tho maybe hybrids but were nice to see only ever saw handfuls over years tho
These videos are always a treat. Awesome work.
Thanks man, how was the video? Went for a different style
Bigger cats exist in the Highlands but their numbers are thin on the ground and they are masters at staying hidden
i live in Scotland and ive seen a few scottish wild cats up the cairn gorms
That forest during the snow looked so magical.
I've never seen a capercaillie but I've definitely heard one. Used to go on holidays to Cairngorms, Perthshire and the west coast but can't remember where. There's some amazing wildlife in some areas of Scotland
Would love to see you try and find a red squirrel in England, i used to see them as a kid, not seen since.
The Opel Olympia is a compact car by German automaker Opel, then part of G.M., from 1935 to 1940, and after World War II continued from 1947 to 1953.
I understood (perhaps wrongly) that for Capercaillie, you ideally need to be in place before dawn (in the dark) then on the look as soon as light starts to break? Might help if you go back!
Nah you’re right, that’s the prime time really. I’m looking to have another go in September for both again so we’ll see
@@WildlifeWithCookie good luck!
I think you should have gone a little further north for the wildcats, there is apparently a small, but surviving population at Clashindarroch forest on the border of Aberdeenshire and Moray. I thought i seen one once, but if i really did it would have been a miracle.
Never seen a Cap.
There's wildcat much much further south on an island.
Also I found your channel cookie good work.
Could maybe have been a goshawk. More likely a buzzard though. Goshawks numbers are low in Scotland but they are there.
I've read that the wildcat is dwindling due to mix breeding?
So interesting! We live in the far north of Scotland and hear folk talking about wildcats living around here but never seen one! But it’s also expected that most are hybrid rather than full wild cat from mating with domestics. Cool video x
Very few purebred wildcats exist in Scotland.
Those "Scottish wildcats" have always just looked exactly like house cats to me, so I'm not surprised at all that they can breed with them.
They make our bobcats look like freakin' tigers.
where do you think domestic cats came from.
they are domesticated versions of these small wildcats.
and thats why they look like them.
scottish wildcat is belived to have been in the uk for about 9000 years.
@@TheWeeJet I'm fairly certain domestic cats originally came from North Africa.
@@stephenbrand5661 correct. But Scottish wildcat is a very close relative to the north African wildcat that domesticated cats come from.
Both wildcats are descendants of the same wildcat.
Where cats like bobcats are a completely different genus of cat and we also have a type of lynx in Europe that also used to be native in Scotland in the past.
@@stephenbrand5661 basically the last common ancestor of the domestic cat and the Scottish wildcat was like 100,000 to 200,000 years ago but last common relative of the likes of a bobcat to a domestic cat was like 4 million year ago.
All Genus felis cats look similar.
It's very possible your bird was a goshawk. Goshawks do prey on Capercaillie (especially fledglings) according to the sources that I've read. Over here in the US, the American Goshawk (a similar bird but separate species) preys on grouse here as one of its main diets. Great video!
For sure possible, just can’t confirm! - I’ll hopefully be back out that way after Capercaillie lekking season to try again 🫡
O. Goshawk died in my house unfortunately. Also killed Canary.
Thank you for bringing attention to these cool animals
Montreathmount forest, between Forfar and Montrose in Angus definitely has a few Capercallie kicking about. Much smaller area than you're looking in too.
No it doesn't
@@danpointon9181 Aye, it does. A quick google search will confirm that for you.
Seen one years ago near Coldstream just over the border from Northumberland on a streach of road where there was a lot of road kill It was standing on the grass verge and the car headlights lit it up as we came around a corner. Very large head and tail, and noticeable stripes.
Good effort guys, have always wanted to see a wildcat in the wild! Fingers crossed for next time
Same! Must be such a cool experience, hopefully next time in the one!
I live not far from the Angus Glen's where there is a population of highland tigers. Great stuff.
they'd hear you lot a mile off.. Less yapping
I do love a gutteral bird.. Listen to lanzarotes HUBARA BUSTARD for that uplifting rush!!!
So the wildcats are eating the capercaillie😳 ? Both are special animals and need more conservation and habitat. Great video 👍🏼
Wait a minute!!!! Was that a Scottish Crossbill at 12.27? If so did you just scroll past Britain's only endemic bird species without comment?
Haha yeah! I’ve made a video on them before but you’re right, I should’ve probably said a bit!
To see wildlife, you have to sit or stand still, make no noise and be as invisible as possible. Possibly for hours. You won't see much walking around and talking, making lots of noise. It might help to wear camouflage clothing instead of attire that stands out.
Contrary to your ending proclamation, this video was not a failure.
It was interesting and entertaining.
It also gave us paws for thought... 😺👍
I very nearly didn’t edit it as I thought it was perhaps too boring. It’s nice to see people enjoy it though as it’s a sort of new, slower style for me
The isle of mull is one of my favourite places in the world!
Beautiful birds!❤
Cat's typically bury their faeces and it's on a trackway, although the ground is frozen.
Eyesight 📉 = British Big Cat Sightings 📈
Great vlog... Highly interesting. Keep up the good work guys
I've seen a Scottish wildcat in captivity, they look very similar to domesticated cats hence why they're disappearing because of interbreeding with them
I’ve seen Capercaillie once, a good few of them too, this was top end of Perthshire but we’re talking around 1997 I think. Had to laugh at your hare ‘sighting’… I was actually in the Cairngorms this past weekend and seen the largest hare I’ve seen in my life, body looked about a metre long
I mean if you wanna see a Scottish wild cat but not in the wild and in a zoo go to like the deer Center they have wolves(can not feed wolves though) and deer you can feed. And a bird show also the wild cat
The wildlife can hear you come from miles away with all the noise you’re making dude. I like the vids, but you don’t really seem like an outdoors guy😂
He’s not he’s got a passion for wildlife which in my eyes is Awsome
I can see you put al lot of hard work in these videos mate.
Cheers bro, bit of a chunky edit lol
I've got to go see these wallabies with my own eyes i think its crazy there here in the uk . love these type of videos
I have wild cats near me in the West Midlands seen them hunting to amazing little animals. Also had encounters with what I believe to be even bigger cats
in the forest? what area?
If you want to see Ghost cats you go to Clashindarroch forest. I’ve seen some.
We seen a wildcat once. Its sad there's so little left
You should look for fen raft spiders. Good luck.
Depressing that the wildcat is being sighted so close too civilisation… almost condemns to eventually hybridising with local tabby cats.
It’s not official but I’ve spoken to people who tell me some were released in to Glenmore. I assume it’s to survey how they behave so close to civilisation. There’s also a big neutering project in the area for domestic cats. Only time will tell
We live in mixed crofting, woodland country side near Grantown on Spey. Used to spotting wildcats around here, they hunt in our garden and look for young rabbits. They are clever at keeping almost hidden . Our sightings were before the release programme.
And also once I went to the pine marten bar to take a stop while going to my holiday cottage
Tabby cats, best of all of the caticuses.
UK scorpion is getting pretty endangered .. although not from UK originally.
Such a beautiful place
Neal must still be ducking the ole left right-goodnight. Man that was peak RUclips for me
It's called the European wildcat and is much more common on the continent.
Why have i only just found your channel.
What happened to living in New Zealand? Haven't been able to tune in for a while...
BBC called him back
It’s quite unusual to find an Opel Olympia in Scotland, they were German cars
Maybe dropped by parachute during the war?
if that was a bird of prey kill i find it unlikely to be a goldie with the amount of plucking involved of the kill, not that typical for them
Enjoyed that 😊
huh I just found a burnt out car from the 60/70s behind my house recently too! weird
14:41 cats eyes?..
There’s a wildcat in a zoo near me and it spent half and hour stalking a kit rabbit just to jump into a net
As you can see by the weather this episode was filmed at the height of the Scottish summer! 😁
Cookie put this abandoned car on your youtube shorts you might get a few extra quids on the views mate.
These cats have been recently re-entriduced have they not?
Yeah! 20 were released last year
I'm curious if ancient humans domesticated cats by catching and breeding wildcats until they got more and more domesticated?
A very interesting article about how cats potentially domesticated themselves. I had heard this theory before so just looked for a credible link
Definitely a cat track
Fox chooooo feathers be chooooo marks
Talking all the time, making too much noise, flashing torches around at night. You're not going to see much like that. Set up, camo, netting, ghillie, hide, whatever, and sit there. For hours. Let the wildlife come to you.
The Bird That Looks like turkey lives near me it has eggs
I'm more interested why this man is named "Cookie?
He's James Cook. He's also quite round...
@@S.Trades thank you
Footprint looks dog to me, sorry!
Car is from 1940s
10:03 that looks like a normal cat
you have to get rid off the sniffing - that is an awful sound.
Sorry man, I’ve got an illness and it’s completely destroyed my cardio so everything has me out of breath, sweating and wheezing - I’ll try to be more conscious of it in future videos
@@WildlifeWithCookie very kind of you replying. Except the slimy sniffing I am a big fan of your videos! So hopefully you gonna find some more animal anomalies!
@@WildlifeWithCookie of course as a human being you can be also sick. Just as a thought, you can take the sniffing out in post-production.
You talk to much and make way to much noice
Yes, won't see any wildlife that way!
I agree the hole time they was talking
@@timmywood9677 didnt you mean ‘the WHOLE time they WERE talking’
Good try
the lad you came across has such a feminine facial structure he just looks like a bearded lady
You guys, really go go to great lengths to find pussey.
Is it just me, or are they intentionally releasing the wild cat to finish, the job of the rair burds off????
Scottish wild cat is nearly extinct
@acgraphics1139, let me put it another way, intentionally or other wise,, if they want to save 1 or more of them, put , in the zoo, or even a breading program.
@@John-e2h8r they already are
i actually --------------- married a welsh wild CAT .
sorry , i was lying she was a bloody DRAGON !
No offence but your speaking loud every time you talk
Introducing more cats and bird numbers go down……..go figure
Glorious place to have been, Cookie be a bit more careful with your health, a balaclava may help with the cold air not hitting your lungs as much, Stay safe