Ive come back into the bedroom now. I cant hear anything at the moment. If I hear it again Im sleeping in the lounge!
@forbesy , I did think squirrel...I dont mind them so much ( even though theyre just rats with back-combed, teased tails) so Ive convinced myself its either a bird or a squirrel. But a bit of my mind keeps shouting RAT
@zauberflöte I dont think we have Racoons in the cotswolds, but if we did Id quite like that I think. Arnt they cute or something? Or am I thinking of something else?
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It might be a rat.
. We do have a lot of field mice here, but I dont think they get up in attics. I do have Swallows nesting in under a corner of the roof every summer but I think they're usually gone by now?
Ooh maybe its a pigeon?
Do foxes climb into roofs? Dont Rats usually live in drains, they dont go "upstairs" do they?
@HipSurprise ...I hope its not one of your dolls
. Although Id prefer dolls to rats. Marginally
. Id love you to give a doll red high heels
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Im a bit afraid to put the light out now, because I might hear the noise again.
. I know theres no logic to that, but Im also slightly scared of the dark too
So in my mind, the dark makes hearing stuff more likely. What a total wuss I am. I think nothing of dealing with large aggressive dogs at work but Im scared of clowns, dolls, the dark, moths, rats and cock-chafers. Especially the male ones. ( anyone who doesn't know what that is, google it, theyre horrible, get them here every May and June.
Eewwwwww.)
Anyway, all,quiet so far. Maybe whatever it is has got tangled up in the xmas decorations up there! Oh now Im going to worry about the poor whatever it is tangled up and slowly starving to death
. Why did I say that!
I might have to ring a neighbour to go look. That'll go down well. Not.
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As for your ceiling, I also hope it's a bird. I have birds who have made a nest between the chimney and the west wall of my bedroom. The nest is located just above the window, and the little birds are always flying in and out of their home. My gray cat, Merlin, loves to sit at the window and watch the birds. Yes, birds are always better than rats to have living in one's ceiling or chimney!! Keep on with your great recovery!
. Obviously survived the tinsel.
. She was fast asleep yet opened her eyes and said "whatareyoudoingIwanttheIpad".
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hopefully you managed more sleep and you have went up the attic to catch that lesser spotted haggis 
. Definitely not a rat.
Possums, likely.....they love to gallop at speed across tin rooves in the small hours or, worst case scenario a 3m python waiting for the rats and possums !
Cross posting then @Suzette , glad Im not the only one whose not sure what a Possum looks like
I feel like my legs have been chopped off!
