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> It is not the first time he has come across an organised rodent. When living in Bristol in 2019, his friend reached out for help fixing up a night camera when another mouse was keeping their shed in order.

I hate being one of those people who treats everything with suspicion, but he previously helped a friend who was also using a night vision camera to record a "tidying up" mouse?

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The behavior is common, the only thing suspicious is calling it “tidying up” rather than nest building or whatever.

It would be a very sisyphean way to build a nest given the objects kept moving. Seems more like play behavior (or mouse OCD)

Often it is the same thing.

I was wondering where that quote came from as it’s not on the submitted Guardian article. I found it at https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-67902966

I wouldn’t be overly suspicious. A wildlife enthusiast would be the in the right social circles if someone needed a night camera. Also, the mouse’s behaviour doesn’t seem to be too uncommon – just not well documented and/or recorded.

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