A mink has been spotted enjoying the boats and the water at Llangorse Lake.

The dark brown semi-aquatic rodent, which has since been named Juan, was filmed by worker Adam Thorn as he arrived to open up the jetty and the boats for the day ahead.

Adam, who works on the boats and serving ice cream, said: "I saw it when I arrived at work this morning around nine o’clock.

"It was just running around on top of the boats. I’ve never seen one before although I know they are down here. We have pictures of them in the visitor centre."

The 22-year-old from Llangorse said he noticed the mink after seeing all the birds like the ducks looking on "high alert" watching the mink.

He said: "Juan looked sweet to be fair. He was running around on the boats and then he jumped off the boats and swam away before disappearing into the hedge."

Adam, who has worked at the lake for eight years, said as well as the mink, they have other new residents at the lake including a variety of chicks for visitors to enjoy looking at from coots and barnacle geese as well as cygnets.

Sharing a video of the mink on Llangorse Lake’s Facebook page, Adam wrote: "Mink, very beautiful little creatures but do huge damage to the local bird and animal population particularly the water voles population that has only recently been reintroduced."

Despite not being the easiest furry creatures to spot, mink are not uncommon in the UK despite not being a native species.

They first arrived in the UK in the 1920s from America as part of commercial fur farming.

After various releases and escapes, mink were first reported to be breeding in the UK in the 1950s.

Today it is thought to be impossible to estimate their numbers in the UK, but despite their cute appearances they are considered a danger to native wildlife - especially to local bird and smaller creature populations like water voles.