SWWARG @SWWARG
News and information from South and West Wales Reptile and Amphibian Group facebook.com/SWWARG Joined February 2014-
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@BSGEcology nice! Would be interested to hear of results. Very interesting process
@Billsyboi good to move them out the way before doing any strumming etc! 😊👍
Found this little guy while cleaning the garden today. Seemed to like the camera! @SWWARG
Ever seen an Adder taking a dip? I hadn't until today! @BBCSpringwatch #springwatch
Adders are absolute stunners - what an animal. Very lucky to have these amazing snakes in the UK. #springwatch
Wonderful adder footage on @BBCSpringwatch - wonderful creatures - although we may be biased 😉 #springwatch
Just the one GCN seen this evening at a local pond. Lots of palmates, though, including one rescued from a drain.
Tadpoles in my pond haven't started growing their legs yet - anyone have any in later stages than this yet?
Wow, very interesting behaviour from a common lizard!
Bizarre Lizard escape behaviour by diving into stream & curling up under a stone on bottom @UKHerps is this common?
Beautiful picture of a group of common lizards basking together by @dave_b_james
Has anyone had any exciting reptile or amphibian encounters recently?
Please RT my new #blog - #Pond life at #Parc Slip #Nature Reserve sands-walks.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/ponds-… @ParcSlipNR @WTWales TY
Frog (left) and toad (right) tadpoles today. Big difference in colour! Frogs speckled, toads jet black.
Found approx 150 Toads and Frogs #PorthkerryPark this weeks count.Our new ponds doing really well @SWWARG
Saw all 5 of the native South Wales amphibians in 10 minutes this evening! (GCN pic taken under license)
Fun fact! A Welsh name for dragonfly is gwas-y-neidr, or 'servant of the adder'!
@Chicken_7 @bugboybaker here is some info: gardenwildlifehealth.org/files/2013/06/…
@Chicken_7 @bugboybaker looks like amphibian herpes? It doesn't normally seem to have any adverse effects on them
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