You are never further than a five yards from a rat in this country. B@st@rd filthy vermin are everywhere.
Poison the buggers. People who believe they are "helping the ickle birdies" are encouraging the bloody things.
And another thing ~ how many idots do you see who have bird feeders in their gardens during the spring, summer and autumn when there is plenty of food provided by nature for the birds. The same fools also tend to keep a cat. That isn't a bird feeder ~ it's a trap and puss is very grateful.
Oh ~ and the weather is overcast with some light drizzle but things look brighter out to sea so I expect it to improve as the day goes on.