A dad walking through Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent, spotted a rare albino squirrel on 23 March after initially mistaking it for a moving plastic bag. Oliver Reynolds, 45, noticed the white squirrel’s red eyes as he moved closer and captured a photo. Albino squirrels occur at a rate of about one in 100,000 and are among the few albino mammals able to survive in the wild due to their cone‑rich retinas. Reynolds said he was shocked by the sighting and shared the moment with his family.