Albino Moles Page

From Brian Alderton - York

ALBINO MOLES  -

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We would like to recruit your help - if you are a Molecatcher, to document the incidence of Albino Moles in the UK.
This applies to those who have caught a Albino mole anywhere in the UK.The survey is hoping to find any hot spots for Albino moles in the British Isles.
Please send details of location, time, and the year caught we will enter details and highlight them on a map the British Isles

Please E-mail details to brian@britishmolecatchers.co.uk

Giving - Location,
Time of Year and year caught. 
A digital photo also if possible.

Also we would be interested in any other details of unusual moles caught.
i.e.  .Moles have been caught which are cream, orange tinge, and piebald 

Responses so far .......

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While on a job I recently caught these 4 odd colour moles - they were caught at a place called Heage nr Matlock Derbyshire,

 Steve Povey

2/2/2012

I have this mole in the freezer at the minute and am thinking of having it stuffed,

I may never catch another one again!!

Thought other members would like to see the picture

Dean Cross

1/1/2012

Matthew Reynolds

1/1/2012

Edward Arkell

19/7/2011

Finally getting round to sending a photo of the cream mole caught by one of our cats.  

Since I last wrote I've had another two cream moles delivered to my by the cats!  

I guess there must be a nest of cream moles close by.  Either that or Great Bardfield is the home of the cream mole...

Interestingly moles and frogs are practically the only animals our cats don't eat!

Kind Regards

Steve Clark

22/6/2011/2011

Thanks for the pictures Steve. Very few animals eat moles, apparently they do not taste very nice!
(Register Office)

I have caught another white mole today in a field next to the one I caught a white mole in 2009, the first photo I sent you.  I have taken some photos & will send one on.

Kind Regards

Tracy Johnson

2/4/2011

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Here are two pictures of moles which I have caught this past week in Devon, I'm a full time molecatcher working North Cornwall and North Devon.

I don't know what colour you would describe them as possible ginger brown..

Anyway, let me know what you think, you're quite welcome to use them for your website

Nigel Davies

31/3/2011

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Glen Langforde

18/3/2011

Please find attached two albino moles caught on the 4th and 6th of January 2011, within 5 meters of each other in a field near Caernarfon, Gwynedd.

Regards,

17/3/2011

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"Please find enclosed a photo of a "Silver" mole caught last week. (Blazefield - Pateley Bridge)

Caught two at the same farm last year.

Mole catching is very busy at he moment. I have caught nearly 1000 since November.

Kind Regards

Tracy Johnson

8/3/2011

Another unusual colouring - This time a "Silver Albino"

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Very unusual colouring

Pictures and comment received from Dean Gibb

I have just finished clearing the moles from W.E.C where I have been catching the rare moles. Final tally is 37 moles and 14 of them were the unusual coloured ones.

16/3/2011

I have caught two more of them moles again, I cant skin one, I had ago at a normal mole and it wasn't working.
I have 6 of them now, I have attached a picture of all 6 together so that people believe it.   Dean Gibb"

1/3/2011

Not sure if these can be called "Albino" but say they are a "bit" Albino !!  They are however very unusual and all must carry a mutant gene. (Register Office)

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I caught this Albino Mole in a place called Kingsbridge in South Devon this morning, I enclose a picture of the beast.

I  also send a picture of some of the New Solar Powered Sonic Mole Deterrent's. Have a look at the mole hills, I have not planted the devices, it tells us what the moles think of 170.00 worth of modern technology !!
 

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Regards Steve Hepburn

3/2/2011

My uncle, who taught me everything, was over 44 yrs in the pest control industry ,the first 13 for the ministry of agg and it wasn't until the 40th year in, he caught his first white mole, he then caught another a year later. about ten mile away from my catches, dam weird when your used to pulling black ones out day after day, any way here's to the next one and a happy new year

Andy Scott
Herstmonceux, Nr Hailsham, East Sussex

11/1/2011

( See Andy's other entry below - 8/11/2010)

Hope this is of interest.  The mole is in the freezer !!

Yours sincerely

Tracy Johnson

20/11/2010

I just caught another albino mole this morning (12/11/2010) in the same garden I got the last one,  I have caught black ones in this same garden in between the albino ones!

Think it was about 14 months ago I got last one!

Regards,

Ian Dickinson.

13/11/2010

Andy Scott
Herstmonceux, Nr Hailsham, East Sussex

08/11/2010

How about the attached then! Part albino mole (piebald?) caught yesterday near Luton Beds in traditional scissor trap.

Regards,

Steve Meredith

24/9/2010

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Yesterday my terrier caught an albino mole which was above the surface in the middle of the day.
Location Eastleach Turville, Glos

It appeared to be in good health, ie not thin, although covered with fleas, which are easily visible on such a pale coat.

Jane Fenton

12/7/2010

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Hi - my name is Gary,
membership number 219

I'm writing to you to send a picture, attached of a white mole i caught in a Duffus trap on a farm I do pest work for ,the field in question is in Hales near Market Drayton Shropshire , the mole was caught with a normal black mole in the same trap, I had a total of six double catches in this field and  thirty two all told. hope this is of interest.

many thanks

Gary Emery (Emery Pest Control)

12/5/2010

My name is Ian Williamson and I live in Llay near Wrexham.

I'm 36 and have been catching moles for 15 years.

The moles in the pictures were caught on Saturday 6th March 2010 at Rackery farm Llay.

2/4/2010

Finally found the time to get some photo's off my camera and onto the laptop.

 Sending a couple of photo's of my recent albino catch in northish Shropshire.

 I was telling a customer about itand she said that she'd seen on the telly on some antique shown that one had sold on ebay for £600!!!!

 He's in the freezer, thank god.

Alan Dawson

20/3/2010

Caught - Holmfirth West Yorkshire

Ken Weaver

8/2/2010

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January 2009

Location:
Carlton Meres Caravan Park,
Near Saxmundham,
Suffolk
Caught: December 2006

Regards

Steve ( BTMR member no. 0020 )

27/6/07

I Thought the attached picture will be of interest to you!! 

An albino mole I caught on a job.

I have kept it frozen in my freezer.

Regards

Michael Clarke  (Prevent, Coventry}

24/6/2007

I caught one last week on Friday 16 March 2007 in a garden near Uckfield in East Sussex

I have previously caught 2 'apricot' coloured moles in one garden, also near Uckfield, in July 2004

Best regards

Richard Wieczorek ( BTMR member no. 0013 )

John Barnes Green Hammerton   x4 one in 1975

                                                     One in 1990

                                                     One in 1998

                                                     One in 2002   

Stephen Alderton. Dacre Banks N. Yorks 2006