Sand Lizard 2007 picture thread: |
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arvensis Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2006 No. of posts: 445 View other posts by arvensis |
Posted: 05 Apr 2007 Feel free to add your own. Pictures taken today at a East Hampshire site. It took me a while to find one that stood still long enough! Another individual: Mark Hampshire Amphibian and Reptile Group. |
AGILIS Senior Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 No. of posts: 694 View other posts by AGILIS |
Posted: 05 Apr 2007 hi great pics the weather change has worked wonders keith LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID |
Jimpklop Senior Member Joined: 23 May 2006 No. of posts: 200 View other posts by Jimpklop |
Posted: 05 Apr 2007 Fantastic colour. nice finds, were their tales intact? James Im Craving Adder's(www.jimpklop.moonfruit.com) |
arvensis Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2006 No. of posts: 445 View other posts by arvensis |
Posted: 05 Apr 2007 Yes, each individual had an intact tail. Mark Hampshire Amphibian and Reptile Group. |
Vicar Senior Member Joined: 02 Sep 2004 No. of posts: 1181 View other posts by Vicar |
Posted: 05 Apr 2007 Oooh, they're greening up nicely ! Nice one Mark ! Many females of juves about ? Steve Langham - Chairman Surrey Amphibian & Reptile Group (SARG). |
arvensis Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2006 No. of posts: 445 View other posts by arvensis |
Posted: 05 Apr 2007 Steve, No females or juvs from what I could see, most of the time all I heard was a rustle or a tail disappear into the undergrowth! I think I'll have to look a bit more further ahead next time... Mark Hampshire Amphibian and Reptile Group. |
james4 Senior Member Joined: 13 Nov 2006 No. of posts: 466 View other posts by james4 |
Posted: 05 Apr 2007 wish i had some to put up :( http://ukreptiles.proboards55.com |
Vicar Senior Member Joined: 02 Sep 2004 No. of posts: 1181 View other posts by Vicar |
Posted: 05 Apr 2007 heh... One good trick is, when you hear the rustle, mark the spot, so when you return you can slow down and have a good look at where it was. I was timing how long it took Sandies to return to basking last weekend, from being startled. I never managed to count to 100 (slowly) before they re-appeared Steve Langham - Chairman Surrey Amphibian & Reptile Group (SARG). |
arvensis Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2006 No. of posts: 445 View other posts by arvensis |
Posted: 05 Apr 2007 It did cross my mind about using a similar method so I'll put some effort in to it actually using it on my next visit. Today was mainly a day to try and get photographs though I did log any sightings I had. Of course, I'll be wanting to increase the total number of animals seen next time. Hopefully Saturday will be good. Mark Hampshire Amphibian and Reptile Group. |
st rick Senior Member Joined: 26 Apr 2006 No. of posts: 141 View other posts by st rick |
Posted: 07 Apr 2007 Here
Here are some pics of some Sand Lizards encountered today at Crooksbury Common in Surrey. Some of us went on there after the field trip. They seem well established in this location and were scattered over a wide area. In fact, they were our commonest reptile. There's a nice green male above and a large female below
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Peter Vaughan Senior Member Joined: 21 Mar 2005 No. of posts: 170 View other posts by Peter Vaughan |
Posted: 08 Apr 2007 Here is one I saw at Hartland (Purbeck, Dorset) this morning. Peter Vaughan |
james4 Senior Member Joined: 13 Nov 2006 No. of posts: 466 View other posts by james4 |
Posted: 09 Apr 2007 fantastic. http://ukreptiles.proboards55.com |
clare Member Joined: 09 Apr 2007 No. of posts: 19 View other posts by clare |
Posted: 09 Apr 2007 Found this handsome fellow at Hankley Common.
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GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090 View other posts by GemmaJF |
Posted: 09 Apr 2007 Hi Clare, what a great shot for your first post, welcome to RAUK he sure is a handsome chap. Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant |
Robert V Senior Member Joined: 06 Aug 2004 No. of posts: 717 View other posts by Robert V |
Posted: 09 Apr 2007
Hold up, Clare aims to make a noise on RAUK! Welcome to the site Clare, great pic. Here's a less composed photo from studland sunday morning... Sorry about the blur. R
RobV |
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