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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416  View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 24 Jun 2003 Hi Everyone, Has anyone had much luck looking for adders at Dawn (About 5am)? Just thought they may emerge really early in this kind of weather. Alan O-> O+> |
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Mervyn Admin Group Joined: 14 Feb 2003 No. of posts: 41 View other posts by Mervyn |
Posted: 24 Jun 2003 No luck here Alan
Mervyn J. COTTENDEN, CPA |
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GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090  View other posts by GemmaJF |
Posted: 24 Jun 2003 Last time I went early the mist didn't clear till about 8:30, didn't see a thing before then. Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416 View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 24 Jun 2003 Ah , Thanks Mervyn , Gemma I often look at this time of day when in Turkey , but then some herps out there are nocturnal , and anyhow it can often take a couple of hours walking mountains before the destination is reached. Earliest I've ever looked in UK is 1am with a torch , and about 7:00am . Thanks, Alan O-> O+> |
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Wolfgang Wuster Senior Member Joined: 23 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 326 View other posts by Wolfgang Wuster |
Posted: 25 Jun 2003 Alan, I reckon this "look at dawn" malarkey is just a conspiracy by insomniacs to get normal, well-adjusted people out of bed before 9am - don't pay any attention!  Cheers, Wolfgang Wolfgang Wüster School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor http://sbsweb.bangor.ac.uk/~bss166/ |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416 View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 25 Jun 2003 Hehehe! Hi Wolfgang , Shhhhhhhh! Cheers, Alan O-> O+> |
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-LAF Senior Member Joined: 03 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 317 View other posts by -LAF |
Posted: 25 Jun 2003 Well I've just spent the last few days in good'ol Lincolnshire getting up every morning at 4am. The earliest I've got to the adder sites is 5:40am and the only one I could find at that time was 'sleeping' snuggly under a tin. Much more pleasant to play with at this time of day though, I plopped her on a white board to get some photos and she just laid there for me. The same adder by 10am (I needed some shots of her doing stuff) was a rampaging ball of fury that required MUCH more dexterity to move around and photograph, much more camera shy... Earliest I saw on out basking was about 8am but the Grassies were wandering around merrily by then. BTW Alan, despite my previous dissillusionment Lincs provided me with a great show from the Grassies including a really stocky 4ft female and a hatchling (this years or last? - can't think when they hatch!). Anyway, will post some pictures later when I've transfered and converted them. Cheers all, Lee. Lee Fairclough |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416 View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 25 Jun 2003 Hi Lee , Great stuff with the Grassies mate I would definitely have thought the youngster was last years . Looking forward to the pics. Alan O-> O+> |
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Moderator Admin Group Joined: 14 Feb 2003 No. of posts: 21 View other posts by Moderator |
Posted: 27 Jun 2003 I spoke to Gemma today Shes said what does AM mean?  Moderator |
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Gemma Fairchild Krag Committee Joined: 14 Feb 2003 No. of posts: 193 View other posts by Gemma Fairchild |
Posted: 28 Jun 2003 I haven't spoken to Mervyn since  ----RAUK e-Forum---- 
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