Quite a Day!

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   Today I showed a colleague around one of the Adders in Decline study sites in Kent. Very pleased indeed with the results. In total we had:

1 adult grass snake

4 adult + 4 juvenile adders

10 adult + 38 juvenile viv lizards

24 adult + 22 juvenile slow-worms

One of the female adders was basking on top of a tin. Unfortunately she disappeared before I could get a shot. However, knowing she would slip under the tin, I waited a little while before lifting it. And here she is!

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calumma Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Jun 2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 375	Post Options Post Reply Quote calumma Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Quite a Day! Posted: 17 Sep 2004 at 6:13pm
	Today I showed a colleague around one of the Adders in Decline study sites in Kent. Very pleased indeed with the results. In total we had: 1 adult grass snake 4 adult + 4 juvenile adders 10 adult + 38 juvenile viv lizards 24 adult + 22 juvenile slow-worms One of the female adders was basking on top of a tin. Unfortunately she disappeared before I could get a shot. However, knowing she would slip under the tin, I waited a little while before lifting it. And here she is!
	Lee Brady Kent Herpetofauna Recorder \| Independent Ecological Consultant Email

Danial Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01 May 2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 100	Post Options Post Reply Quote Danial Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Sep 2004 at 6:42pm
	Hi Lee, What a great day you had. Fantastic pic of that female adder. I'm hoping to have a good herp day tomorrow at Frensham, maybe I'll also get some good pics. How is the Adders in Decline study going? I'm a student and live in london, and have noticed similar adder declines. Suitable habitat and public disturbance/persecution seem to be the main causes. Only good site I know is Epping Forest. All the best with the work Danial

calumma Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Jun 2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 375	Post Options Post Reply Quote calumma Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Sep 2004 at 8:39pm
	Danial, The adder project is going very well indeed. We have a fair few sites that are being monitored by a good number of enthusiastic volunteers. Regular updates of survey work and other news are posted to my blog. We are surveying at least two sites that are within the London boundary (formally part of west Kent). These sites are being surveyed as part of both the Kent project and a London wide survey of adder sites (organised by English Nature). If you know of any London adder sites and would like to email me privately I will pass your records on to the appropriate people. Historical records of London adders would also be helpful.
	Lee Brady Kent Herpetofauna Recorder \| Independent Ecological Consultant Email

Vicar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1184	Post Options Post Reply Quote Vicar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Sep 2004 at 5:58pm
	Terrible weather today at Frensham, I couldn't spot anything today, Hope you didn't trek down from London. Should be better tomorrow :P

Danial Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01 May 2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 100	Post Options Post Reply Quote Danial Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Sep 2004 at 1:37pm
	Hi Vicar Yes I know what you mean about the weather yesterday. Didn't stay long either, pity but thats the way things go. Danial

herpetologic2 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Coordinator Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1511	Post Options Post Reply Quote herpetologic2 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Oct 2004 at 11:18am
	Hello Danial Are you interested in the Adders at Epping Forest - I have been surveying the adders there this 2004 with a group of other people. This has been organised by the Epping Forest Conservators and Rangers - The Epping forest population is currently the best site for adders in Essex (in terms of numbers) - The EARG are preparing to launch a similar project to Kent to help monitor adders in the various sites across Essex in 2005. We have already been looking at several sites recently and we have several coastal adder populations - we have over 400km of seawall which provides excellent habitat for reptiles. Sadly the seawalls are now being breached in various projects to provide extra marshland and we would want to know what effect this will have on the reptile populations living within these seawalls. We would be glad of any help and of course you can pass on any Essex records to our group essex_arg@hotmail.com