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Post by NellyDee on Jun 30, 2019 11:43:23 GMT
Concidering there was a mass of frog and toad spawn early on and I saw lots of fairly large tad poles followed by a few few frogs, I was surprised to see massive of tiny frogs jumping about in the undergrowth round the pond and quite a few jumping across the path around the pond. I am confused now as to weither the last lot were late developers from spring. Saw a few tiny Palmate newts as well. Froglets 30 June 3 by Helen Skelton, on Flickr Newt 26June a by Helen Skelton, on Flickr
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Post by aeshna5 on Jul 12, 2019 18:53:49 GMT
Several Common Lizards today; the ones on the boardwalk habituated to people walking past.
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Post by NellyDee on Jul 15, 2019 14:45:48 GMT
Quite a few newtlets - so small we did not realise what we were seeing at first - thought it was little worms, there was an adult Palmate that seemed to be watching over them
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Post by aeshna5 on Aug 2, 2019 16:28:28 GMT
In Richmond Park 2 very young Common Lizards basking on a fallen birch branch. Also basking on it were several Meadow Grasshoppers.
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Post by aeshna5 on Aug 3, 2019 17:14:40 GMT
A single adult Common Lizard scuttling across the path in front of me.
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Post by Tringa on Aug 5, 2019 6:55:55 GMT
I was sitting in the garden yesterday evening watching for bats when this one hopped by. We have a fish box planted with wildflowers and this frog jumped up from among plants on to the edge of the box and then on to the edge of the bench I was sitting on. Dave Frog7 by Dave Marley, on Flickr Frog9 by Dave Marley, on Flickr
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Post by NellyDee on Aug 8, 2019 11:27:52 GMT
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Post by Tringa on Aug 9, 2019 11:25:10 GMT
Good shot of an animal that in my experience is rarely still.
Dave
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Post by rowanberry on Aug 9, 2019 18:59:12 GMT
Agreed- great photo, and what a wonderful sighting!
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Post by aeshna5 on Aug 11, 2019 15:38:15 GMT
When we were examining the dyke on Canvey I found a spot of open water where we could watch the dragonflies while we had our sandwiches.. I could see something yellow moving on the water surface. As I looked with my binoculars I could see the body below the water + what I saw was the yellow collar of a Grass Snake above. Only saw it for about 30 seconds + was about 18 inches long. Nice but brief sighting!
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Post by aeshna5 on Aug 14, 2019 15:53:07 GMT
During a shower when I got home this afternoon I was getting the rubbish bin out for tomorrow's collection when I became aware of a movement near my foot- it was a small frog=probably one of last year's young. It was lucky I didn't tread on it!
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Post by aeshna5 on Aug 17, 2019 18:19:36 GMT
We checked several tins today. Most just had many ants but one had a beautifully marked female Adder.
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Post by aeshna5 on Aug 23, 2019 17:32:49 GMT
While watching a Brown Hairstreaak I was aware of a movement I was aware of something moving below me- a young (probably from last year) Common Toad. My partner spotted a snake close to me, but I didn't see it, but would have been a Grass Snake here.
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Post by accipiter on Aug 30, 2019 21:22:21 GMT
Spotted a very young common lizard around two and half inches long in old money; had I not been looking on the ground for butterflies I’d never seen it.
Alan
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Post by Tringa on Sept 1, 2019 12:45:24 GMT
The small (about 4cm) toad in our hall this morning.
We live in a terraced house so could not work out how it was about 10m from the back door.
The back door has been open almost all day,every day, for the last month but we did not think it was possible for this toad to make its way through the house(which would involve four steps) without us, or much more likely our dog finding it.
Our conclusion was that a folding table our daughter brought into the hall from a shed in the back garden yesterday evening was the source.
We assume the toad got into the shed, which would not be difficult, and found a secure hiding place in the table, which has quite a few easily accessible grooves.
It was probably having a comfortable time until it was, 'teleported' into our hall.
Dave
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