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Alan Hyde
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Posted: 07 Jun 2003

I don't know about the rest of you but, no snakes where I went today , just lots of slowys.

Here's one ,

Alan


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Gemma Fairchild
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Posted: 07 Jun 2003

Hi Alan,

Great piccy , were the slow worms under tins or out basking? I only ever see the heavily gravid females out in the open a bit later in the season.

Not much on Hindhead today, gravid Adder seen her 4 times now so a regular - out around lunch time, couple of small grass snakes and a female common lizard, still I only went today because I left my camera there yesterday

lot of these things about though, if anyone's up for an ID I would like to know, I can only barely tell dragonflies from damselflies


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Alan Hyde
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Posted: 07 Jun 2003

Hi Gemma , and Thanks!

Your Dragonfly pic is great!I saw some stunning colour varieties in Turkey , but none of them would ever settle.

Well , you certainly make my day out look rubbishLOL! ,Gravid adder, grass snakes , and all I saw were slowys .Then, to round it off I reversed my new car into Sarah's cousins car.Uh oh!

This slow-worm was out basking in the heather , I also found four others under tin. Mind you , the common I was on isn't that good for snakes really , but had to go there as we were visiting Sarahs relatives and it was the only heath near by.

Oh well, I hope tomorrow turns out better .

Take care,

Alan


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Alan Hyde
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Posted: 07 Jun 2003

Oh , BTW. Sorry I can't ID the dragonfly but, you can tell a Dragonfly from a Damsel by the wings when they are settled. The Dragon has wings open out left and right, and the damsel lies the wings along the body.

But I bet you knew that anyway

Byeeee

Alan


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Gemma Fairchild
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Posted: 07 Jun 2003

Hi Alan,

Thats about the sum of my knowledge on them , apart form the fact the larva eat taddies and look horrible when you find one when torching for newts!

Sorry to hear about the car , I've not seen a single slow-worm this year so I'm envious, I think I'll have to tin this site not only for slow worms but I'd just convinced myself that the grassies were confined to quite a small area, yet the 2 today were no where near the others I've seen.

Take care and have a great day tomorrow.


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Tony Phelps
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Posted: 08 Jun 2003

Hi Gemma,

Golden-ringed dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii

 

Tony


Gemma Fairchild
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Posted: 08 Jun 2003
Thanks Tony
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Alan Hyde
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Posted: 08 Jun 2003

Hi Gemma,

Yah, no worries on the car , it's just a metal box that get me around . I was more upset for Sarah's cousin and very embarressed. Sarah's Dad has a very big driveway and you can just reverse normally without looking or thought. I hadn't realised that they'd pulled in behind me . Ah well, today's a new day.

Cheers,

Alan


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j gaughan
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Posted: 17 Jun 2003
hello gemma,                                                                          

on the 'golden ringed' _a heathland species with females possessing a unique ovipositor (spot it on yours), making them britain's longest; i can highly recommend peter follet's 'dragonflies of surrey' (1996) published by the surrey wildlife trust; reviewed on RAUK, their 'reptiles & amphibians...' is the latest in this supurb series, which since '95, has also covered the butterflies, larger moths, hoverflies, grasshoppers & crickets, and ladybirds _all of which are readly encountered in the field while herping                                                                                                                     john
GemmaJF
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Posted: 17 Jun 2003
Thanks John that would make an ideal field guide for me! I was very impressed by the completeness of "reptiles and amphibians of surrey", which I think makes a good introduction to the subject regardless of county.
Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant

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