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will
Senior Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1830 |
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an interesting record - I had assumed with all the building works at the 'castle' itself they would definitely have been tipped over the edge, but evidently not - even if they have been displaced down the hill a bit. BTW I failed to find any Lb's at Boscombe yesterday in spite of decent weather; I know it's probably a bit early but I think numbers are well down on a decade ago.
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Rags
Senior Member Joined: 04 Dec 2011 Location: Dorset Status: Offline Points: 133 |
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I think the 'collectors' have been about already.
I spoke to 3 men with fishing rods and lizard nooses just last week who told me they were "Just counting the lizards because we don't have any where we come from..." (Which was apparently Mansfield.) Sadly, very difficult to do anything about. |
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will
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Wow - sounds like a concerted effort to catch some lizards for commercial purposes, maybe? I hope they don't start on the Aesculapians...
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Rags
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Or Sand Lizards...
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Rags
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will
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that's well spotted - in more than one sense! unusual to see such a green female at the bottom, already swelling up with her eggs.
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AGILIS
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Hi rags cant say I am not envious of you location and seeing thing as I have not been in Dorset herping for a while keith
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LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID
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Rags
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Thanks Will. I saw two or three apparently gravid females along the stone piles, which suggest this population is still going well. Also found some of last years juveniles. It was my first ever visit to the site so I can't say how numbers compare to previous years. Comments in older threads seem to suggest it was historically a fairly large colony.
Hi Keith, having only lived in Dorset for a little over two years it still feels like I'm on an extended holiday. Prior to that I lived in a county which has practically no adders! |
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Suzy
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Love Portland for the archaeology - industrial and prehistoric, and those neat lizards!
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Suz
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AGILIS
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Hi Rags I find it a it hard to believe your not having much luck in seeing adders I have found them bountiful in Purbeck and surrounding area. with smoothies being the dominent species. Keith
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