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Liz Heard
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Posted: 04 Jan 2011 at 4:52pm |
mon jan 3rd. 6pm. New Moon.
conds; intermittent light drizzle, relatively warm. SO, i had my usual scan of the garden pond with my 6 cell mega Maglite. only the 3rd night id been able to see anything much. owing to the thick ice since before xmas. saw zilch on the first 2 nights. despite multiple visits and much scanning. however last night i spotted 3 adult Palmate Newts (2 males/1 fem) near the bank. the female had found something in the mud and was snapping at it. couldnt see what though. do i win a prize for 1st RAUK 2011 sighting report? thought not. anyone else seen herps yet? or even looked? ben |
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Saw a dead toad on the road a month back but that's it. Dunno why it was there.
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dave fixx
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I heared a report of a pink snake seen locally over christmas and the new year ,sounds like an escaped albino to me but I m happy for you to claim the title Ben,well done
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Matt Harris
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Couple of toads on the road during heavy rain as I was driving along last Saturday night.
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The only lizards spotted this year have been lounge lizards
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Mark_b
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Toad on road on rainy Gower this evening!
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Liz Heard
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thanks people.
im excited to hear of and see amphibians afoot so soon. i love encountering toads on the move dont you? thanks matt and mark for reporting. i seem to see amphibians increasingly often midwinter in recent years. is this a thought to be a cause for concern? hi KEITH , i had some lounge lizard RELATIVES over for xmas and they kept shedding their tales. but i wasnt really interested in hearing them! cheers DAVE you can have half of the prize for your kind words. dont say i never give you nothing. all these reports are from the west. apart from the stiff and the alien. whats happening in kent and northumbria i wonder? RAUK calling herpers...... regards to all, ben Edited by ben rigsby |
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dave fixx
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13 degrees in North Wales today,could be an early start for the adders this year.
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sussexecology
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Congratulations Ben on your first sighting of the year. I havent' seen any amphibians or reptiles yet but then I haven't started looking yet. Think it might be an early start this year and I'm not even ready for the survey season yet! Hetty |
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Frogspawn on Gower, South Wales - 13th Jan
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