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Alan Hyde
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Posted: 25 Aug 2004
Sand Lizards alive and well at Frensham

Al :¼)Alan Hyde38227.7008564815
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Danial
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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
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Alan Hyde
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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
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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
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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


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Alan Hyde
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Posted: 14 Sep 2004
Nice one Vicar! Glad you found them .
Al
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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 !


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Tony Phelps
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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
-LAF
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Posted: 15 Sep 2004
Have fun in SA Tony (like you could fail to!). Any more news on the book yet?

Reghards, Lee.
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Tony Phelps
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Posted: 15 Sep 2004
Book is coming along fine (despite current activities in taxonomy for some groups!!!).

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Alan Hyde
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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.

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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 ?
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Alan Hyde
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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,
AlAlan Hyde38247.3201736111
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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 :(

 


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Alan Hyde
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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)Alan Hyde38247.3965277778
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Alan Hyde
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Posted: 17 Sep 2004
Here's the Grassy I saw yesterday

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