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Martingr Member Joined: 13 Jun 2006 No. of posts: 3  View other posts in this topic |
Posted: 13 Jun 2006
Topic: Marsh Frog Identification & Sightings
I have just picked up on this site. It follows our finding of Marsh Frogs at a couple of ponds near us. We found them last year and again this year. During the past year the frogs seem to have moved about 1km to take up residence in the new site which is about 50 m from our house. We think this is a genuine new record for this nearby pond because we watch this pond closely and would have heard the frogs in previous years if they had been present. We are in south Worcestershire close to the border with Gloucestershire. My questions are: 1. How rapidly do marsh frogs spread? Would a 1km jump between ponds in a year be typical? 2. Is there a current UK distrubution map for this species? the forum articles mention sites in south east England and Yorkshire but are there any other records for the West Midlands? |
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Martingr Member Joined: 13 Jun 2006 No. of posts: 3 View other posts in this topic |
Posted: 13 Jun 2006
Topic: Marsh Frog Identification & Sightings
Many thanks for the distribution information. We are in SP03 and a look at the map showing a single 10km square conatining Marsh Frogs in the west Midlands seems to show a site that is north and possibly east of us. |
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Martingr Member Joined: 13 Jun 2006 No. of posts: 3 View other posts in this topic |
Posted: 13 Jun 2006
Topic: Marsh Frog Identification & Sightings
I have tracked down the Worcestershire marsh frog record to a site about 30 km north west of our location in SP03 . So what is the status of my new record? How do I get it into an official data base? |
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