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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416  View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 25 Aug 2004 Sand Lizards alive and well at Frensham Al :¼) O-> O+> |
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Danial Senior Member Joined: 01 May 2003 No. of posts: 100 View other posts by Danial |
Posted: 25 Aug 2004 Hi Alan, I was at Frensham on Saturday and saw 3 sand lizards, plus quite a number of common lizards. Took some pics (not digital) and just waiting for them to be processed. Hopefully they'll come out, although your pic is very impressive. Danial Consultant Ecologist and Amphibians Officer of Surrey Amphibian and Reptile Group www.surrey-arg.org.uk |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416 View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 25 Aug 2004 Hi Daniel, :¼) Great stuff, looking forward to your pictures. I saw 3 today , but only this one was kind enough to sit still for pictures. Cheers, Al O-> O+> |
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Vicar Senior Member Joined: 02 Sep 2004 No. of posts: 1181 View other posts by Vicar |
Posted: 03 Sep 2004 Lucky bugger ! - I spent 6 hours tramping thru Frensham yesterday, found only a handful of common lizards - I'm not looking in the right spot !, but I'll find 'em :P Steve Langham - Chairman 
Surrey Amphibian & Reptile Group (SARG). |
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Vicar Senior Member Joined: 02 Sep 2004 No. of posts: 1181 View other posts by Vicar |
Posted: 12 Sep 2004 Whoop - Found 'em ! Finally found my first confirmed Frensham Sand lizard, although pretty poor photos I got of it. Only 5 metres away was a beautiful female adder to boot (basking in heather, but its tail was sticking out), made the whole day's tramping about worth while :P Steve Langham - Chairman
Surrey Amphibian & Reptile Group (SARG). |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416 View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 14 Sep 2004 Nice one Vicar! Glad you found them . Al O-> O+> |
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Vicar Senior Member Joined: 02 Sep 2004 No. of posts: 1181 View other posts by Vicar |
Posted: 14 Sep 2004 Fantastic Day at Frensham today for Reptiles ! 5 LAs, a few LVs and 2 VBs, 2nd of which, had I strode 4 inches further I would have stepped on !....gave us both quite a fright ! Guess there's such a thing as walking too softly :P Hardly saw another person, Great day ! Steve Langham - Chairman
Surrey Amphibian & Reptile Group (SARG). |
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Tony Phelps Forum Specialist Joined: 09 Mar 2003 No. of posts: 575 View other posts by Tony Phelps |
Posted: 14 Sep 2004 Will be Surrey 'resident' in a few days, might look around some of my old haunts before leaving for SA. Tony |
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-LAF Senior Member Joined: 03 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 317 View other posts by -LAF |
Posted: 15 Sep 2004 Have fun in SA Tony (like you could fail to!). Any more news on the book yet? Reghards, Lee. Lee Fairclough |
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Tony Phelps Forum Specialist Joined: 09 Mar 2003 No. of posts: 575 View other posts by Tony Phelps |
Posted: 15 Sep 2004 Book is coming along fine (despite current activities in taxonomy for some groups!!!). Tony |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416 View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 16 Sep 2004 Been to Frensham again today . Sand lizards very active , and I lost count of how many I saw . Many were sub adults , but I only noticed one of this years babies. Also saw one thick set grassy about 2ft long. O-> O+> |
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Vicar Senior Member Joined: 02 Sep 2004 No. of posts: 1181 View other posts by Vicar |
Posted: 16 Sep 2004 Heh, I was out there as well today...Think I even saw the same Natrix !, your description was spot on. What time were you out and about ? Steve Langham - Chairman
Surrey Amphibian & Reptile Group (SARG). |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416 View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 16 Sep 2004 Hi Vicar, I was there from 12:30 untill 14:15 . You'll know me if you see me , i've got a shaved head, always wear black t-shirts and carry a large blue camera bag . Perhaps i'll see you out there sometime Cheers, Al O-> O+> |
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Vicar Senior Member Joined: 02 Sep 2004 No. of posts: 1181 View other posts by Vicar |
Posted: 17 Sep 2004 Strange...According to my 'sheet' I was there until about 13:30, I only saw a couple of 'walkers' and a pair of MTBers. Mind you its a big place, maybe we were at different bits...tho I've only found Sandies at one part, so far. For future reference, I'm the 6'2 'built like a brick outhouse' with long hair guy with a camera around my neck :P I hadn't seen a Natrix in the sand lizard bit before yesterday, and what with all the nadders there...think the Sandies are having a rough time :(
Steve Langham - Chairman
Surrey Amphibian & Reptile Group (SARG). |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416 View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 17 Sep 2004 hi mate, we must be in different areas . The place where I see Sandies has very few adders , i've only seen one there. Yup, i'm into the bodybuilding too . Se you out there :¼) O-> O+> |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416 View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 17 Sep 2004 Here's the Grassy I saw yesterday *Image deleted* O-> O+> |
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