Stoats (part of the same taxonomic family as badgers, weasels and otters) were first reported on Orkney in 2010, according to the ONWP, and soon began to threaten the island's ecosystem.

Video: Just what would Mrs Tiggy-Winkle say? Furious fight between a stoat and a rat is filmed by gobsmacked walker Video shows a ferocious tiny stoat, a member of the weasel family that is known ...

So I have come to know a lot about this species. As a wildlife artist, Rob has devoted years to studying the wild stoats and weasels in his garden to capture their cheeky nature for his paintings.