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slippery42 Member Joined: 07 Feb 2007 No. of posts: 45  View other posts by slippery42 |
Posted: 11 Mar 2007 Went out to one of my new sites on Saturday and had two adders ot basking in shocking conditions......cold 7c and very overcast!!! Where is all that sunshime that was forecast? One male and......a female my first this year.  Will be making an exciting announcement next week!!!!!!!  |
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Suzi Senior Member Joined: 06 Apr 2005 No. of posts: 860 View other posts by Suzi |
Posted: 11 Mar 2007 Answer - it was here in East Devon. We had a cracking day. Mind you we are due a few after all the RAIN we get! Just shows weather/temp doesn't always count and as the saying goes - the first rule is, there are no rules! Suz |
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herpetologic2 Senior Member Joined: 15 Jun 2004 No. of posts: 1369  View other posts by herpetologic2 |
Posted: 12 Mar 2007 Let me guess a 'special forces' documentary on adders on TV! Bravo 123 4, I spot an Adder, 5
JC Vice Chair of ARG UK - self employed consultant - visit ARG UK & Alresford Wildlife |
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slippery42 Member Joined: 07 Feb 2007 No. of posts: 45 View other posts by slippery42 |
Posted: 12 Mar 2007 Jon, when and where is thev question as nobody tells me things lik this? Graeme |
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slippery42 Member Joined: 07 Feb 2007 No. of posts: 45 View other posts by slippery42 |
Posted: 12 Mar 2007 Jon in answer to your question ..thats not the announcement.......its way WAY WAY more important tham me doing TV stuff. |
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herpetologic2 Senior Member Joined: 15 Jun 2004 No. of posts: 1369 View other posts by herpetologic2 |
Posted: 12 Mar 2007 Yeah very interesting.......making us wonder
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GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090  View other posts by GemmaJF |
Posted: 12 Mar 2007 I'm getting really excited myself Jon, why do we have to wait until next week Slippery for the annoucement? Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant |
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darrentshaw Member Joined: 30 Aug 2005 No. of posts: 8  View other posts by darrentshaw |
Posted: 13 Mar 2007 First adder of the year in Northants on 11th March.  |
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Suzi Senior Member Joined: 06 Apr 2005 No. of posts: 860 View other posts by Suzi |
Posted: 14 Mar 2007 Seen this?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/6448949.stm Suz |
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GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090 View other posts by GemmaJF |
Posted: 14 Mar 2007 Nice positive story for a change! Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant |
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Suzi Senior Member Joined: 06 Apr 2005 No. of posts: 860 View other posts by Suzi |
Posted: 19 Mar 2007 Out this morning on Aylesbeare Common, East Devon. A sunny morning but bitter wind. Saw two male adders and 4 lizards - none together. A pond had strings of toad spawn and frog taddies now out the jelly. First chiff chaffs of the year heard and first Dartford Warbler seen. My son was trying out a new camera lens but neither adder was completely clear of grass stalks etc. so a bit frustrating. Suz |
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Suzi Senior Member Joined: 06 Apr 2005 No. of posts: 860 View other posts by Suzi |
Posted: 20 Mar 2007 Out on Aylesbeare Common again this morning/lunchtime. Again sunny but bitter wind. Saw two adders - one from yesterday - tightly curled tucked up under edge of heather. Saw over two dozen common lizards - they were everywhere. Suz |
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Chris Monk Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2004 No. of posts: 157 View other posts by Chris Monk |
Posted: 21 Mar 2007 Out surveying today after 3 days of gales, freezing temperatures and snow showers with the ground still solid with frost in many places. Quite a few adders out basking but mostly coiled & well down in the vegetation. The most active was a large male in one of the old bomb craters, but the steep side protected him from the wind and it was at 90 degrees to the angle of the sun to maximise the heat. Highlight of the day was walking round a small spur of higher ground and having a male hen harrier take off from behind a bracken bank right in front of me. No sign of any birders in the vicinity watching out for it, last time I saw them they were all parked up about 2 miles away peering over an upland fen. Derbyshire Amphibian & Reptile Group www.derbyshirearg.co.uk |
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Suzi Senior Member Joined: 06 Apr 2005 No. of posts: 860 View other posts by Suzi |
Posted: 22 Mar 2007 I wander round quite a few heaths that have adders. Have done for many years. I notice that there seems to be a pattern of more/larger ones on certain heaths with other heaths having less/smaller ones. I do realise the size difference in male/female. This is just observation, no measuring or weighing as I'm just an interested amateur. I had my observations agreed with by someone else who is out on the heaths a lot and looks at adders. Now I realise that this is in no way scientifically based but there is a bit of a punchline which I'll come to after I hear what others have to say. I'll come to it anyway if there are no comments! Can any conclusions be drawn? Suz |
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