Alpine Newt in Surrey?

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   And this is one of the tens of newt 'tadpoles' that I photographed back in June. I marked these as Smooth/Palmate as I read they are indistinguishable at this age. In the light of the other one is this correct or are these immature Alpine as well?
Interestingly they all seemed to disappear from the pond within a week or so from me taking the photo. Is this usual? Have they moved to the 'terrestrial phase' I read about, or did a visiting Heron nab the lot? The pond has very little aquatic vegetation at the moment.

Thanks, Mick

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	And this is one of the tens of newt 'tadpoles' that I photographed back in June. I marked these as Smooth/Palmate as I read they are indistinguishable at this age. In the light of the other one is this correct or are these immature Alpine as well? Interestingly they all seemed to disappear from the pond within a week or so from me taking the photo. Is this usual? Have they moved to the 'terrestrial phase' I read about, or did a visiting Heron nab the lot? The pond has very little aquatic vegetation at the moment. Thanks, Mick

MTem Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 17 Aug 2017 Location: Surrey UK Status: Offline Points: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote MTem Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Aug 2017 at 10:14am
	Thanks - see if this works ..... (might have the first one twice, sorry. Can't see how to delete one)

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	Hi Mick many thanks for your question which I am sure our forum members will be able to answer. Unfortunately you are correct in saying that we can't see your photo(s). This most commonly happens due to accidentally skipping a step in the process. So ............ Firstly, please use your photo imaging software to create an image by selecting the salient part and pasting into a new image and then resizing. The target is to get a file size below 500Mb. Usually this can be achieved with an image with maximum dimension of 1000px Use the "Post Reply" button immediately below this post as this will give you access to the photo upload facility. Click on the little tree icon and in the dialog box that opens select "Browse" to find your picture on your computer, select it and click on the "Open" button. You will see its name appear next to the "Browse" button Once you have done this (and this is the most commonly omitted step) click the "Upload" button below the "Browse" button (you may have to scroll down a little to see this). The picture will then upload and appear in the preview screen to the right. That's it, although in the main editing window you can drag the picture to reposition it if you wish. Looking forward to seeing your photo. All the best Chris
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MTem Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 17 Aug 2017 Location: Surrey UK Status: Offline Points: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote MTem Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Aug 2017 at 8:15am
	Hello all, I am a landowner (8Ha) and birder on the Surrey/Sussex border near Gatwick. I have two ponds on my land - one an ancient dew pond in a small plantation, and another 60 x 30m one that I created last autumn. I am attempting to catalogue all the flora and fauna that colonise the new pond and its environs, and also those that are present in the old one. I can do the birds but need help on pretty much everything else! Anyway ..... I found this newt among some wooden partitions I had stored near both ponds (they are about 60m apart). Given the plain unspotted orange belly and neck, and using your ID section, I can only match Alpine newt. Is this correct, and given it is therefore an introduced species do I need to report it to anyone? Mick The photos aren't showing - what am I doing wrong? Edited by MTem - 17 Aug 2017 at 8:59am