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slippery42
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 Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:54 am Post subject: Amphibians in the Field |
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Ok so these are amphibians but there is no amphibians in the field section so here goes..
The common frogs are late breeders in our area and have just spawned this week.
This is the 4th year since i built the pond and the best so far for bredding frogs with about a 100 this week.
Here are a few images taken in the past few days. Sorry if I've already posted one or two before.
Hope you enjoy these as much as I did lying on wet grass taking them!!!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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 Beautiful shots, I went Great Crested Newt surveying last season over in Anglesey so might try that again soon if a date pops up. Great photos mate, is it only common frogs you've seen breeding in this pond? 
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slippery42
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:39 pm Post subject: amphibians |
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| JStroud wrote: | | Beautiful shots, I went Great Crested Newt surveying last season over in Anglesey so might try that again soon if a date pops up. Great photos mate, is it only common frogs you've seen breeding in this pond? |
I have three species of newt in the pond as well.
All have been breeding already.
It in my garden so I dont have far to go....about 4m.
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Stunning shots 
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| Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject: Re: amphibians |
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Quality photographs as usual Graham.
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I have three species of newt in the pond as well.
All have been breeding already.
It in my garden so I dont have far to go....about 4m.
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Seeing as you have such doorstep access to indigenous amphibians, could I implore you to take part in the Chytrid fungal survey? I am sure that you are well aware of the serious threat that the fungal virus poses to amphibians on a global scale and that there are at least two recorded instances of it in the British Isles. All you would have to do is collect 30 swabs from 30 individual animals (the 30 swabs could be made up of samples taken from a mixed batch of species, as long as they are from the same location and taken on the same day) some time this month and then pop them in the fridge and send off to the address supplied with the swab pack asap. The process is then repeated in May/June.
Info here; http://www.captivebred.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18678
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