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will Senior Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 No. of posts: 330 View other posts by will	Posted: 21 Feb 2009 It's all very well making a fuss about the first adders, but don't forget us too ! (these ones from a site in west Herts today)

Vicar Senior Member Joined: 02 Sep 2004 No. of posts: 1181 View other posts by Vicar	Posted: 21 Feb 2009 Yep, Vivs were out and about in Surrey also! Steve Langham - Chairman Surrey Amphibian & Reptile Group (SARG).

tim hamlett Senior Member Joined: 17 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 572 View other posts by tim hamlett	Posted: 21 Feb 2009 nice one guys. we were all set for our first trip of the year but it didn't get above 7 degrees here in stoke and the cloud didn't break until around 3.00pm, by which time it was too late. tim

arvensis Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2006 No. of posts: 445 View other posts by arvensis	Posted: 21 Feb 2009 Saw 2 Zv today, a adult male and a u/s juvenile and managed to get a couple of nice pics. Was expecting to see an Adder or two at the same site but despite the weather seeming perfect, none were seen. Also saw my first Slowwie of the year yesterday in a compost bin - I don't recall seeing one in February before. Mark Hampshire Amphibian and Reptile Group.

Chris Monk Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2004 No. of posts: 157 View other posts by Chris Monk	Posted: 21 Feb 2009 Sorry Will, perhaps I should have said we saw a grand total of one lizard today as well as the 24 adders! Chris Derbyshire Amphibian & Reptile Group www.derbyshirearg.co.uk

will Senior Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 No. of posts: 330 View other posts by will	Posted: 22 Feb 2009 Nice one Chris - let's hope that's not the true predator-prey ratio !

Suzi Senior Member Joined: 06 Apr 2005 No. of posts: 860 View other posts by Suzi	Posted: 22 Feb 2009 Ah Mark you beat me to it with the first slowie! As it had been sunny for a few hours this morning here in East Devon I had a look in my compost bin. There was one very sluggish adult lying under the black plastic but no others. A surprise really as I never see them until March normally. About the first week in March usually. Suz

Suzi Senior Member Joined: 06 Apr 2005 No. of posts: 860 View other posts by Suzi	Posted: 28 Feb 2009 After a dull start the sun finally came out here in E. Devon so after an hour I had a look for slowies in the compost heap. One large one whipped off pretty quickly but a last summer's young was a bit more sluggish. Seems like March is going to be the time for seeing them in double figures. Suz

Peter Vaughan Senior Member Joined: 21 Mar 2005 No. of posts: 170 View other posts by Peter Vaughan	Posted: 01 Mar 2009 I saw a Slow Worm out on the surface at my local site today. Peter Vaughan

will Senior Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 No. of posts: 330 View other posts by will	Posted: 01 Mar 2009 Nice blue-spotted male by the looks of him

Ray999 Senior Member Joined: 07 Mar 2006 No. of posts: 101 View other posts by Ray999	Posted: 06 Mar 2009 First sightings this year in Blackpool 1 male and a young female , Air temp only 6 degs nice sunny morning about 3 weeks later than last year. Ray ray999

tim hamlett Senior Member Joined: 17 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 572 View other posts by tim hamlett	Posted: 06 Mar 2009 hi ray saw my first couple today as well: tim

Chris Monk Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2004 No. of posts: 157 View other posts by Chris Monk	Posted: 15 Mar 2009 Quite a lot about today on the moors during our adder field trip. Up to now had only seen the odd one or at most two in a day but they were starting to appear in reasonable numbers in the sunshine - though still vastly outnumbered by the number of adders seen (42). Although some were very quick to disappear several stayed still enough for people to photograph. Chris Derbyshire Amphibian & Reptile Group www.derbyshirearg.co.uk

tim hamlett Senior Member Joined: 17 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 572 View other posts by tim hamlett	Posted: 24 Mar 2009 quite a few common lizards out this lunch time despite a cold wind. several precariously close to basking adders! cheers tim

tim hamlett Senior Member Joined: 17 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 572 View other posts by tim hamlett	Posted: 29 Mar 2009 managed to get the whole family out for a bit of reptile spotting this morning. cheers tim

tim hamlett Senior Member Joined: 17 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 572 View other posts by tim hamlett	Posted: 06 Apr 2009 hi this lizard was an amazing green/turquoise colour when i first saw it. however, it must have been the light conditions or something because it looks brown in the pic. has anyone else ever had this? still a beautiful thing though...shame about the tail! cheers tim

AGILIS Senior Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 No. of posts: 694 View other posts by AGILIS	Posted: 07 Apr 2009 good pics Tim bet they werent in a hurry to leave your warm handskeith LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID

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