There was a rare sighting of a grey squirrel on Millport, but it is not the first.
Allison Forsyth, owner of the Ritz Cafe, was surprised to see the squirrel in her back garden, having not seen the creature on the island before.
Had it hopped over on the ferry after hitching a lift on a lorry?
Allison said: "It ran across my decking, I thought it was a cat to start with, when I went to the other window it was jumping along the wall."
Some residents stated that squirrels have been seen in the past at The Garrison, while another said that there has been a squirrel along West Bay area for long time. Two deer have also been spotted on the island in the past.
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