Here Are 5 RARE Animals You Didn't Know Are In The UK 

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Hey if your looking for red squirrels there’s a population of them on the Isle of Wight

Hi Cookie, love watching the channel, how about Beavers, Goshawks and scottish wild cats.

finally.. waited for this since the WT podcast. ❤️ keep going strong

I think the bird you heard was a red kite. Buzzards produce a more mewling call but it’s easy to get confused between the two. Buzzards are very common where I live in Leicestershire and I see them all the time. Unfortunately no red kites around here but I did see a red kite while I was in Wiltshire a few months back. Definitely an encounter I’ll never forget

Stick insects were a really popular pet for children back in the 80’s. I suspect that some of the UK’s populations are possibly those released by parents of children who’d lost interest. XxX

My list would be slightly different- 1. Honey buzzard (about 10-20 breeding pairs. 2. Montagus harriers (about 1-2 breeding pairs). 3. Black winged stilts (1-2 breeding pairs). 4. Snowy owl (1 wintering bird on ST Kilda- hasn’t returned this year). 5. Black browed albatross (summering bird- hasn’t returned this year).

Your butterfly was a Comma (so called because of the comma like white marking on the underwing). It's not a particularly abundant butterfly in England but the population is apparently expanding.

Great video cookie 😄

Terrapins were living in the wild in the UK long before Ninja Turtles.. I saw them myself.. In fact I would say they were more common in pet shops in the 60's 70's and 80's than after the release of Ninja Turtles.. I owed a pet shop at the time.. I wouldn't sell them.. People always got rid of them once they out-grew their owners.. People would not spend the money it took to keep them humanely in a lager tank or a small heated pool..

Other animals you could add.....the other buzzards....rough legged and honey if you wanna stay on birds then also the Bittern, Nightjar, Goshawk, Hen Harrier and can't forget the Starlings which are in decline too, to name a few. Heading away from the skies you have pine martins, stoats, weasels, scottish wildcat, Orcas, puffins......I could go on forever for animals I'd love to see or see again.

I have seen Mink in Yeovil Somerset on the river Yeo. My Dad finds Terrapins on the canals around Birmingham

Great video! You'd definitely enjoy a trip to Regents Canal! Its full of all sorts of weird & wonderful animal life! Theres a little nature park, Camley St Natural Park there which is great for local schools..and a lot of tall tales of all sorts of things that have come from the zoo over the years..as well as from when it was a huge hub for canals, transporting stuff from all over the world to other parts of the country .. I saw was a huge number of dead eels there once..chopped off heads with about 1ft of body attached, but the bodies were about 6' diameter so possibly the tales of giant eels are true!...lots of cormorants and herons there too..and if you're particularly unlucky the odd dead body isnt that unusual either!

They've got otters in the canal near me in Northamptonshire.

Theres turtles in a lake/pond near me in plymouth, I used to catch them with a rod and line when I was a kid!

Red Squirrels are on Brownsea island in Pool Harbour

I volunteer for the RSPB at Arne in Dorset. And we get Ospreys here. They hunt in Poole harbour, and we also get white tailed eagles. And there's red squirrel's on Brownsea Island in the harbour. We also have smooth snakes.

excellent video as always cookie.

Osprey is on my to see list, if you ever head to powderham castle hit me up as I will join you and get like super excited when I finally see one!

Hi just want to say, upp here in Norway i some times see capercaillie. but allmost every time it the female, only once the male.

Didn't know about stick insects ,would make a great video 👍

We have some terrapins in a small local pond near me, in summer you see them basking on the rocks.

I saw a wallaby as a child in the 80s but I never told anyone because I didn't think they would believe me. It haunted me for years. I've only just discovered it's actually a real thing! Big relief - I'm not mad.

I was watching kingfishers on the river aire just a few days ago

There is a terrapin in hayling lake little Paxton, on the edge of the nature reserve . He comes out about 4pm to chill in the sun in summertime

I've been craving a cookie vid

Loch doon has osprey come nest every year. The even put a telescope on there nest to watch the young. You can camp here also. Should give it a bash

Finding turtles would be a great vid

I’m from hereford, and I’ve gotta video from a few months back of a 2/3 foot black snake my cat found in the garden 😂 was thin though but still quite long.

Great video. Where in the UK are you from to see ll this nature?

I live next to a river and see alsorts. Otters, terrapins, mink. But the most bizarre thing I've seen is a hummingbird moth on my flower basket. People claim to of seen a panther, I've seen huge foot prints in sand. I just keep my eyes peeled.

Yeah, american minks are very common in certain areas, this also means the water vole population in those areas is next to none unfortunately. I saw one down by River Taff 5 months ago or so.

Have you heard of the Orkney vole? A vole only found in the Orkney islands and its closest relative is found in Belgium and the Netherlands.

We had pet stick insects when we were children, they would breed like mad and have hundreds of babies which we would release in hedge rows at the back of the garden.

I saw a pair of mink several years ago just up the road from where this was filmed in Jephson Gardens, Leamington. They were very socialised, taking food from the public just like squirrels or ducks

A mate of mine runs an airsoft site near Standish an told me of a ferret that was being seen around the site huts, I thought it was maybe an escaped pet but when I went to look it was a mink! It had made a home under a hut. The mouse population took a hammering during its stay.

I swear I saw one of those turkey fellas in my garden about ten years ago. Haven't seen or heard them sinse. Real shame they are dropping in numbers because they are really cute!

cheers, mate!!!

You should come and check out the bison in kent, they are huge

Get yourself to Draycote Water cookie. Currently a really rare bird. A Wryneck there at the moment.

I used to see stick insects every day in Somerset as a kid I just assumed they were meant to be here

G'day cookie have you seen Grizzly Gaz upload night camping in Bradford West Yorkshire . Crazy sounds & wood knocks & what sounds to me like wild pigs . There's paranormal crews looking into it but the moment I watched it I thought if anyone in the UK can get to the bottom of it it's you cookie . Bet you could solve the mystery in no time & take Katie with you 👍

I’m good friends with Harvey and Tom from Celtic :)

The butterfly was a 2nd brood Comma.

Capercaillie are taking a hammering from pine Martin eating the eggs and chicks .

YES another upload

I'd love it if u filmed a Capercailie in wild main reason tho it's funny because these birds aren't afraid of anything literally if u go on RU-vid and look up these birds you'll probably find these videos of them attacking camera men because these little birds are tuff and they aren't scared of anything it's actually really funny and fun fact if I'm correct in some countries there also called the Sage grouse because it's in the grouse family Btw: Really sorry about The Queen she was an amazing person 😔

theres some terrapins in stevenage hertfordshire videos on my channel

do ospreys also feed on aquatic mammals and reptiles?

So there’s a tiny population of European pond turtles down in Cornwall about a 15-20 minute drive from my house

I’ll take you to see a mink if you want, I have a video on it 👍

Gonna just have to come visit me to see some stick insects then

when and why was the aesculapian snake introduced?

Limbasaurus Rex

Pine Martin

What about a lesser spotted woodpecker

i wouldn't mind seeing him go pike or perch fishing

Please do another 100 push ups etc for 30 days but this time with a proper diet and cutting sugars or unnecessary sugars

Which snake is the friendliest?

A extremely rare very very rare animal in Britain is seagull

Hmm 🤔 I’ll bet those capercaillies taste nice. 😋

I used to see capercailie just outside perth in woods on I believe the duplian estate belongs or did belong the dewer family ie the whiskey people