When checking our Castlemilk Moorit sheep (7 ewes and 1 ram) this morning I could only see five in clear view, on getting closer to the flock I did a quick head count...six...seven...eight....nine....nine!!!! Is that a lamb? ......surely not...too soon, like way too soon, that lamb looks a couple of months old!!! What is going on?
Small, skinny, big ears and now it's running off like crazy!!  On checking all the possibles-straight legged hare, small deer, it does appear that a Muntjac Deer had decided to join our flock for the morning (pictured below).
It was approximately the size of a large skinny cat or small skinny dog and very similar in colour to the sheep, but had strange ears and I don't think I saw any horns/antlers.
Colin had been making a noise yesterday and I put it down to the wind and some ewes that have taken to sitting on the other side of the brook from our field, but no, it must have been our visitor!
Unfortunately no camera to hand at 7.30am so have posted a 'general' picture instead.