UK herps, 2013 (2 Viewers)

Steve Babbs

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• Apr 21, 2013

• #41

Farnboro John said:

Nipped down to Dorset to give Steve Babbs a hand looking for Green Lizards this morning. Luckily one of the locals put me on two and one of them hung around for him.

Steve then showed me a new site (to me) so by the end of the morning we had Slow-worm and Wall, Green, Common and Sand Lizards.

John

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Much appreciated John! I stayed looking for sand lizards until about 2. I failed to see anymore. Views of the earlier ones were frustrating. so sadly I've still failed to photograph this species.

 

Steve Babbs

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• Apr 21, 2013

• #42

A smooth snake, from yesterday.

 

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Amarillo

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• Apr 22, 2013

• #43

wow great shots. Anyone know how the wall and green lizards are doing? are they just isolated populations or are they properly established now?

 

Steve Babbs

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• Apr 22, 2013

• #44

Farnboro John said:

Nipped down to Dorset to give Steve Babbs a hand looking for Green Lizards this morning. Luckily one of the locals put me on two and one of them hung around for him.

Steve then showed me a new site (to me) so by the end of the morning we had Slow-worm and Wall, Green, Common and Sand Lizards.

John

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It worth saying that it's quite likely that I would have not seen green lizard without John's help. I went with very vague gen; I'd advice anyone going to get 'tight' gen!

 

david kelly

Drive-by Birder

• Apr 22, 2013

• #45

How widespread is Alpine Newt? We appear to have colonies here in Lothian which originated from laboratory animals which were released.

David

 

Farnboro John

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• Apr 23, 2013

• #46

david kelly said:

How widespread is Alpine Newt? We appear to have colonies here in Lothian which originated from laboratory animals which were released.

David

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Lets just say that even I know that where I saw them is just one of a number of possible sites!

John

 

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lizard orchid

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• Apr 23, 2013

• #47

david kelly said:

How widespread is Alpine Newt? We appear to have colonies here in Lothian which originated from laboratory animals which were released.

David

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We have an old record of Alpine Newt here in Northamptonshire. Not been to have a look yet.
Brian Laney Northamptonshire county recorder for reptiles and amphibians.

 

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Cheshire Birder

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• Apr 23, 2013

• #48

First sighting of Red-eared Terrapin for this year :C

CB

 

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RobinD

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• Apr 24, 2013

• #49

Interesting thread, thanks folks.

I can add three Great Crested Newts seen in a well known site near Reading on 19th April.

Hoping to look for more species this year as I have quite a few gaps and I will let you know if I find another Black Adder John...

 

Farnboro John

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• Apr 26, 2013

• #50

Plenty of Slow-worms under tins NE of the visitor centre at a reserve in Sussex where the RSPB has recently become involved.

John

 

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PaulClack

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• Apr 27, 2013

• #51

Plenty of Natterjacks on a military site in the south on Thursday, though can't be more precise for various reasons...

Cheers

Paul

 

Farnboro John

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• Apr 27, 2013

• #52

I was jolly lucky to find a Smooth Snake this morning at a Surrey beauty spot called the Devil's Jumps. With the mixed weather it was basking in the open so I was even able to photograph it and leave without disturbing it.

John

 

Farnboro John

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• May 3, 2013

• #53

Grass Snake at Thursley this afternoon, I'll put a pic up later.

Edit: its now later.

John

 

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MarkHows

Mostly Mammals

• May 4, 2013

• #54

Frogs and toads from the garden last month, wall lizards from Ventnor IOW and common lizard from the Forest of Dean a couple of days ago.

Mark

 

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Farnboro John

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• May 5, 2013

• #55

55 Common Lizards on the Thursley boardwalks this afternoon. Someone else had a coppery female Adder from the one straight out from the moat car park but I missed it.

John

 

Farnboro John

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• May 6, 2013

• #56

Grass Snake Thursley Moat again this morning, swimming. Pic later.

John

 

Steve Babbs

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• May 6, 2013

• #57

I finally saw an adder today. Usually my first UK reptile species of the year not my seventh!

 

Farnboro John

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• May 6, 2013

• #58

Its later:

Grass Snake Thursley Moat this morning

John

 

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JCL

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• May 7, 2013

• #59

Dipped green liZard at boscombe today and yesterday which meant I failed in my attempt to see eight reptiles yesterday. Sand lizards and smooth snakes at two sites near wareham. Natterjacks calling and mating near Christchurch last night.

 

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davewalters

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• May 7, 2013

• #60

Heard a Natterjack calling very loudly late afternoon in the sunshine yesterday amongst the pools at Formby Dunes. 100's of small tadpoles in the pools here, can't be sure but at least some of them must have been Natterjack.