tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62425459100403615672024-03-12T20:46:08.319-07:00Yorkshire Field Herping and Wildlife PhotographyA blog dedicated to finding reptiles and amphibians in my home county of Yorkshire the rest of England,Europe and anywhere else I can get to.Carl Corbidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278175653698737001noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242545910040361567.post-71302232190208412502018-01-07T12:10:00.002-08:002018-01-07T12:10:19.336-08:00Winter Birding Penduline Tit and Parrot Crossbill a couple of LifersWinter birding has been better than the Autumn resulting in two species to add to my life list. I don't know how I haven't seen Penduline Tit abroad but I haven't but I got great views of one in Gloustershire on a very cold day. The second bird is Parrot Crossbill I saw 12 of these in Derwentdale but they never came close enough to get good photos. In addition managed to see a few Hawfinch, it might be a few years until I see these again after the recent big influx. I've also been up to Whitby to photograph a Desert Wheatear which showed better than expected.<br />
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Carl Corbidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278175653698737001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242545910040361567.post-87707157899056134302016-06-24T03:46:00.001-07:002016-06-24T03:46:10.779-07:00Spring UpdateWell I have just got back from British Colombia in Canada so will be putting a report on about that shortly, but I thought I would better put a few photos on from this spring in the UK. <br />
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Pied Flycatcher<br />
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Stonechat<br />
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WhinchatCarl Corbidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278175653698737001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242545910040361567.post-1544011856481223302016-03-08T12:47:00.000-08:002016-03-08T12:47:36.534-08:00First Adders of 2016Despite the weather I have managed to keep the trend of seeing Adders before the start of March. I went to a Yorkshire site and saw a total of 6 males newly emerged from their winter hibernation. I took these pics with a 300mm lens as it is important at this time of year not to disturb them as their fat reserves are low and they can't afford to expend unnecessary energy fleeing from humans. Along with Matt I have also had a bit of success photographing owls and after talking to a local farmer may know of the nesting barn of a pair of Barn Owls, he said it is the first time in 40 years he has had these lovely birds on his farm.<br />
My little winter feeding station as also started to get a few more birds but has been no where near as good as last time I set it up, the Bullfinches seem especially shy this time.<br />
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Carl Corbidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278175653698737001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242545910040361567.post-83901336779561968022016-01-02T08:22:00.000-08:002016-01-02T08:22:03.121-08:00Last Critters of 2015.Well the weather has generally been rubbish for photography but I have managed to get out to a few places. Probably the highlight of the week has been seeing 3 species of Owl, Barn, Long Eared and Short Eared. I thought I might stand a chance of getting some decent pics of a GN Diver at Carsington as there are 3 present but the one I saw was always too distant. I got a better view of one at Filey along with a distant Surf Scoter (just a record shot).<br />
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Carl Corbidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278175653698737001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242545910040361567.post-12711008089374642562015-12-14T12:13:00.000-08:002015-12-14T12:13:12.816-08:00Yorkshire Coast winter birding.Well its that time of year if you want to get out and see some wildlife the only reliable subjects are birds. It has generally been rubbish near me this winter so I headed to the Yorkshire coast yesterday, firstly to Scarborough then on to Filey. Hazy sun was forecast up to twelve then white cloud but at least it wasn't windy. In Scabs harbour were 2 Black Necked Grebes a single Red Throated Diver and a few gulls. On to Holbeck where there are usually some Mediterranean Gulls easy to photograph if you have some treats for them. Next to Filey where it had now clouded over, the main quarry here was Purple Sandpiper and other waders.<br />
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Black Necked Grebe</div>
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Herring Gull</div>
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Adult Mediterranean Gull</div>
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Juvenile Mediterranean Gull</div>
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Carl Corbidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278175653698737001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242545910040361567.post-52408052246192235162015-11-23T14:38:00.001-08:002015-11-23T14:38:06.575-08:00Goosanders and other winter birds.It's a bit weird but easy to explain but the best place for Goosanders in winter is my local park, a busy park in urban Sheffield. The reason is simple, easy fishing. The pond is relatively small and the goosanders tend to hang about under the trees near the island and then venture out when the coast is clear. Although over time they get less shy allowing some fairly close photographs that simply wouldn't be possible on larger bodies of water. This week I counted 8 females and 6 males.<br />
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2 females (redheads)</div>
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2 males</div>
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Male and female Goosanders</div>
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Male showing serrated beak</div>
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Snorkelling Male</div>
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Barn Owl</div>
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Black Headed Gull (Sub adult winter plumage)</div>
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Black Headed Gull (Adult winter plumage)</div>
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Male Gadwall</div>
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Female Gadwall</div>
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Male Pintail</div>
Carl Corbidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278175653698737001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242545910040361567.post-26826485802067651342015-08-21T07:35:00.004-07:002015-08-21T07:35:47.812-07:00Summer UpdateIve not really been out that much with my camera of late as I tend to try and do a bit more cycling in summer but here are a few bits and bobs from the local area and a couple of pics from Cumbria. I've found another decent little spot for Water Voles about half a mile from my usual place.<br />
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Water Voles</div>
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Emerald Damselfly</div>
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6 Spot Burnet Moth</div>
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Female Adder</div>
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Carl Corbidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278175653698737001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242545910040361567.post-81349227769962337112015-06-05T13:06:00.000-07:002015-06-27T07:36:23.455-07:00Field Trip To The Picos de EuropaFor a while now I have wanted to go to the Picos de Europa in Northern Spain, an area of outstanding scenery and some great wildlife watching. So together with my usual fieldtrip stalwart Matthew Wilson and friends Kevin and Suzanne Byrnes we planned to go at the end of May 2015. Kev and Suzanne sorted us a great cottage just below the mountains. Cheap flights from the dreaded Stanstead and all was set. Ideally for this trip we didn't want full on sunshine all day but a bit of a mix to ensure we connected with a good number of amphibians. This is essentially what we got. We rustled up 22 species, 5 snakes, 7 lizards, 4 newts, 2 salamanders and 4 frogs/toads. 6 of these were new species for me.<br />
The only down side to this trip was TICKS I removed about, 8 luckily I had a removal device most were tiny black dots, so check yourself after each day out.<br />
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We collected our car and off we headed to the first stop a place between the airport and digs composed of dunes, scrub and pine woods. Unfortunately it was drizzling so after a quick search we decided to get some dinner and hope the sun emerged. Sure enough out came the sun and with it the lizards, firstly <strong>Western 3 Toed Skink</strong> a species ive seen before but not managed to photographed. However the star lizards were next a pair of gorgeous <strong>Schreibers Green Lizards (lifer)</strong>. A few <strong>Common Wall Lizards</strong> and <strong>Common Toad. </strong>A great first stop and we set off to the cottage. After settling in we headed out to get some supplies, BOOM a rock sticking out of a narrow track popped a tyre (I shan't say who was driving) We then had a palarva because there was no spare and we had to go to Oviedo the next day to get a replacement car. In the evening we found <strong>Common Midwife Toads</strong> and <strong>Salamander</strong> near the cottage.<br />
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<strong><u>Day 2</u></strong><br />
A dull start to the day and we had an extended wait at Balmori waiting for the taxi to turn up to take us to Oviedo to pick up the new car. A bit of birding whilst waiting revealed Serin, Spotless Starling and a Male Redstart. From Oviedo we headed for a valley looking for <strong>Golden Striped Salamander </strong>(lifer) Matt found the first down by a stream we then found a few more between us. Kev found a <strong>Common Frog</strong>.<br />
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Beautiful Demoiselle</div>
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Later in the evening the owners of the cottage took us to a spot where her son likes to catch newts, it was nice to see that the whole family had an interest in wildlife and were knowledgeable of the species. At the spot we found <strong>Palmate</strong> and <strong>Alpine Newts</strong> plus more Salamanders of varying patterns plus a Midwife Toad and a <strong>Slow Worm</strong>.<br />
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<strong><u>Day 3 Into The Mountains</u></strong><br />
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Today we headed into the mountains to a popular finish in The Vuelta (cycle tour of Spain). Here we had a possibility of finding <strong>Iberian Rock Lizard</strong>. It was certainly a climb. Part of the way up we stopped at a water trough with Palmate newt and Midwife toad tadpoles and a Common Wall Lizard. At the top it was sunny so we quickly headed off, a large flock of <strong>Alpine choughs</strong>, a few <strong>Red Billed Chough</strong> and <strong>Griffon Vultures</strong> were scouring the cliffs. First herps were Common wall Lizard a male Midwife carrying eggs. Suzanne then said " are these lizards green" "cos there is one here". Sure enough a beautiful male was shining in the sun. Later we saw quite a few more including the duller females, plus a couple of Slow Worms, great!. On the way down we had a few close encounters with Griffon Vultures.<br />
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<strong><u>Day 4 The Viper Triangle</u></strong><br />
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Today we had a longish drive to an area where we could possibly find 3 species of viper. We set off in lovely weather but as we closed in on the first search area it started to cloud over. Anyroad not to be put off Kev set off a quick look back and the glove was out, only one thing that means a dodgy snake and sure enough a lovely <strong>Asp Viper</strong>. 5 minutes later I found another slightly more orange female. What a start, however things rapidly slowed down, Matt flipped a rock to reveal a large male <strong>Ocellated Lizard</strong> but couldn't get to grips with it.<br />
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We moved on to the next spot the sun was now in but Kev quickly found a <strong>Viperine Snake</strong> and a <strong>Marbled Newt</strong> than another Viperine Snake swam across a small pond dived and vanished. The sun came out and we did an extensive search for a Lataste Viper but to no avail. On the drive back we stopped at a water cistern full of Palmate and Alpine Newts, plus a couple of <strong>Spanish Water Frogs</strong> and <strong>Western Green Lizard</strong>. Next to a spot for Seones Viper but it was way too hot, but we were compensated with 4 <strong>Red Footed Falcons</strong>.</div>
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Undoubtedly the best scenery of the trip in the high mountains of the Picos. We set off early but realised it was getting hot and a slow drive behind coaches and the chance of finding a Seoanes Viper was slipping away. We didn't hang about, a few wall lizards then a shout from Matt who had a Smooth Snake. I then heard a snake in some shrubs a rummage around and a lovely <strong>Seoanes Viper</strong> of the brown un-patterned type. We then went up in the cable car into the areas with snow, we had great fun photographing vultures including a bonus <strong>Egyptian Vulture</strong>, loads of tame Alpine Choughs a few <strong>Alpine</strong> A<strong>ccentors</strong> and my only new bird of the trip a <strong>Snowfinch</strong>.</div>
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Initially the plan was for a coastal Seoanes but it was drizzling, ideal for a search for another subspecies of Salamander the plainly marked <em>S alfredschmidti</em> <em>. </em>Suzanne was looking forward to some coastal sun so sat this one out. Anyway it didn't take long with Matt quickly finding 2 and Kev another, we wanted to make the most of our time so headed back we stopped off at a roadside ditch and spotted some newts, Kev needs <strong>Bosca's</strong> but disappointment Palmates. Further down the road another stop Kev made a grab and then looked up like a cat that had got the cream 3 Bosca's in one grab, super!. We picked Suzanne up and headed to the beach again it got hot quickly but luckily Kev enhanced the day further with a <strong>Grass Snake</strong> of the unmarked <span style="font-style: italic;">Natrix n astreptophora</span> . A few wall lizards and 3 toed skinks and some nicely marked Western Green Lizards lead to celebratory drink.</div>
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Many thanks to Kev Suzanne and Matt for great company and an enjoyable trip. Thanks to Bobby and Gert Jan from who Matt got some last minute localities.</div>
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Grass snake <span style="font-style: italic;">Natrix n astreptophora</span> </div>
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Viperine Snake <em>Natrix Maura</em></div>
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Smooth Snake <em>Coronella austriaca</em></div>
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Seoane's viper<span style="font-style: italic;"> Vipera seoanei</span>. <strong>(Lifer)</strong></div>
Asp Viper <em>Vipera aspis </em><strong>(Lifer)</strong><br />
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Western Green Lizard <span style="font-style: italic;">Lacerta bilineata</span></div>
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Schreibers Green Lizard <em>Lacerta schreiberi </em><strong>(Lifer)</strong></div>
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Ocellated Lizard <em>Timon lepidus</em></div>
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Slow Worm <em>Anguis Fragilis</em></div>
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Common Wall Lizard <em>Podarcis muralis</em></div>
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Iberian rock lizard <span style="font-style: italic;">Iberolacerta monticola <strong>(Lifer)</strong></span></div>
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Western Three toed skink <span style="font-style: italic;">Chalcides striatus</span></div>
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Bosca's newt<span style="font-style: italic;"> Lissotriton boscai</span></div>
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Alpine Newt <em>Icthyosaura alpestris </em>(first time seen in natural range)</div>
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Palmate Newt <em>Lissotriton helveticus</em></div>
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Marbled Newt <em>Triturus marmaratus </em><strong>(Lifer)</strong></div>
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Fire Salamander <em>Salamandra s alfredschmidti</em> and <em>bernadezi</em></div>
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Midwife Toad <em>Alytes obstetricans </em>(first time seen in natural range)</div>
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Carl Corbidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278175653698737001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242545910040361567.post-60960506845466132452015-05-05T12:46:00.001-07:002015-05-05T12:46:45.886-07:00Hares and HarriersI've seen quite a few Brown Hares locally in the last week, the tricky bit is trying to get pics without spooking them. Its also better if they are in a sitting up position rather than crouching trying to be invisible. I also saw 7 in a field in East Yorks on my way to Blacktoft Sands. At Blacktoft I saw loads of Marsh Harriers although most were at distance. Even better were a pair of Montagu's Harriers although again these were too far away for owt other than record shots. Blacktoft always makes me think I'm abroad especially with singing Cettis warbler.<br />
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Pair of Garganey</div>
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Male Marsh Harrier</div>
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Carl Corbidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278175653698737001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242545910040361567.post-64613551859463300182015-04-25T06:07:00.001-07:002015-04-26T12:09:48.155-07:00A Few Spring Birds and a North Yorks AdderJust a few pics of birds from around my South Yorkshire patch now spring migration is in full swing. Probably got my best shots of my favourite wading bird the Lapwing, tried to photograph a drumming Snipe but not easy.<br />
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Common Buzzard</div>
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I heard a Green Woodpecker but then saw this Greater spotted and thought I was going mad but the Green was in the same tree lower down.<br />
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Female Pied Wagtail</div>
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Drumming Snipe<br />
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Matt Wilson's favourite bird Male Northern Wheatear</div>
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Another favourite of Matt Wilson Golden Plover</div>
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Today I ventured to North Yorkshire where I met Matt Wilson and Katerina to investigate an area that may have adders. The problem at this time of the year is they get difficult to see especially after a nice week of weather. Anyway we found one female and a couple of skins.</div>
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Female Adder</div>
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Carl Corbidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278175653698737001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242545910040361567.post-78116695918552484212015-04-10T11:15:00.000-07:002015-04-10T11:15:00.376-07:00Best Adder Count of the Year and First FemaleI am just back from from Kos and Kalymnos in Greece but didn't have time to write this before we went. Anyroad, 2 Saturdays back myself and Mr Wilson went to a Yorkshire Adder spot, we weren't sure what the weather was going to do but as it turned we had a count of 24 males (most about to shed) 1 female and a Grass Snake plus a couple of Lizards. Today I went to my Water Vole site and saw 3, Common toads are on the move, I think some rain will mean a big movement.<br />
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Carl Corbidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278175653698737001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242545910040361567.post-796944437134977412015-03-25T12:18:00.000-07:002015-03-25T12:18:39.258-07:00Adders Extinct In The Peak DistrictNot just yet but fast forward a few years and the title of this post could become a reality. Just look at the vast moorland areas of South and West Yorkshire where there should be thousands of adders but there are none. Currently in the Peak District there seems to be an increasing amount of disturbance. Firstly the moors have been opened up to full access and there are an increasing amount of footpaths appearing criss-crossing once undisturbed areas. Secondly there seems to be an obsession with putting cattle in these places, 18 months ago this resulted in an area favoured by female adders getting trashed, result adder numbers have dropped from double figures to single. This weekend I checked an area I didn't check last year, there is now a well marked path through the middle and again the basking areas for males has been trashed by cattle, result 3 years ago 8-10 males, this weekend none. Worst than this the area is popular with gravid females in late summer, several years ago I had 4-5 this year I will put money on there will be none. Third are the number of casual photographers/observers visiting the area, how do they find out where the adders are? by going on guided walks, paying to go with professional photographers etc, result = a spiralling number of people disturbing adders. No field craft involved, years of hard work by surveyors is used and abused by paying a few quid. So Sunday I went out to do a survey, first stop a favoured grassy mound. 2 large males basking in weak sun I moved round a bit, I then saw 4 people and a dog (on a lead). They seemed quite interested in me, most of us surveying try not to make it obvious, so I waited for them to pass, however they seemed to take a while and then I saw why as they came trudging over the top of the mound walking straight past the 2 adders (I found 2 more in the meantime). I must admit I was a bit ******** off. So I told them they shouldn't be on here with a dog in my usual diplomatic Yorkshire way. They asked me if I was looking for adders. I asked them how they knew there were adders here, they said they had been on a paid walk organised by The Eastern Moors partnership (EMP) the day before and had brought their friends to see the adders today. I told them they had just walked straight past 2 which they could quite easily have stood on, injuring the adders and no doubt if they got bitten would result in more bad publicity in the papers (as happened last year at 2 northern adder spots). It transpired that walk leader David Carter had a crowd of maybe 20 people around the adders, he also used a hook to retrieve one for them to have a closer look. It is also the EMP responsible for introducing the cattle. These moors are nationally important for adders, whereas compared to the moors around Midhope/Langsett and some West Yorks moors, the Eastern moors are poor in birdlife, which they seem to be focusing on (one half of the partnership is the RSPB). Adders are slow breeders they cannot spread to new areas like birds can, this population is affectively marooned, we need as many snakes as possible once they drop below a certain population their numbers will plummet and eventually become extinct. As far as I am concerned the presence of EMP on the moors has been nothing but detrimental to the reptile populations.<br />
Anyway I had a total of 8 males including 2 in a new spot, which could be disturbed snakes trying new areas. All the snakes photographed here were in situ and were still in situ when I left them. It can be useful for identification purposes, for example several years ago I identified a snake that had moved about 500m in 2 days.<br />
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Carl Corbidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278175653698737001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242545910040361567.post-74264609733311809962015-03-07T11:56:00.001-08:002015-03-07T11:56:17.214-08:00Reptiles On a Northern Lowland HeathToday was forecast to be warm but windy. It was really windy at 600ft asl where I live so it would be even worst at the moorland sites I normally visit. So I decided to visit a Lowland Heath, (one I first went to last year). There are a lot of trees here so I figured they would slow the wind a wee bit. I had a vague recollection of where I saw reptiles last year and indeed the first male adder I saw was close to where I saw one last year. This was quickly followed by another. I then saw a few Common Lizards the first of the year including a confiding male. I then found a bank with 3 adders together plus another singleton and my first Grass Snake of the year tucked under tree roots.<br />
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Carl Corbidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278175653698737001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242545910040361567.post-37136210165598726462015-02-28T08:38:00.000-08:002015-02-28T08:38:20.139-08:00My Scaly Friends Are BackNormally I like to see my first adders of the year before my birthday which was last week, however the weather and being on-call last Saturday prevented that. It didn't look like the weather was going to be any good this weekend either. However after doing the Hillsborough park run this morning (23.10) the sun started to appear so I shot up onto the moors. It was quite windy so I went to the best place when the weather isn't great. I started to work, I know within about 5 feet square where they should be. First square = nowt, second square = nowt, third square = nowt, 4th square an old friend and probably the most handsome male adder in the land toughing it out in the cold. I managed to find another 3 males which considering the weather was quite pleasing. All photos are in situ, only 1 of the 4 was relatively clear of the vegetation because he had found a nice little spot out of the wind.<br />
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Handsome Chap</div>
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Very Big Male</div>
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3rd one another bluey/green male<br />
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Little male in the warmest spot</div>
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Carl Corbidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278175653698737001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242545910040361567.post-6230149784553801272014-08-31T10:59:00.000-07:002014-08-31T10:59:22.541-07:00More (better) late summer herping.Matt Wilson wanted to do a final bit of herping before he throws himself into his new teaching job. So I picked him up at 10 and because it was drizzling and dull we headed for a Slow Worm site. We quickly found 5 including a big gravid female. From here we went up onto the moors where I quickly spotted a Grass Snake followed by a Female Adder a couple of yards away. Alan Heeley and chums turned up and then Matt spotted a new born Adder and then between us we found 7 more. I found another female Grass Snake, we spotted another female Adder and Alan nearly stood on a male. Alan showed us his favourite spot for Lizards and indeed we saw about 10. There were also a few interesting insect sightings. All in all one of the best late summer herping days to date.<br />
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Carl Corbidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278175653698737001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242545910040361567.post-86975555011649099782014-08-24T13:33:00.000-07:002014-08-24T13:33:21.306-07:00Late Summer HerpsI realised the other day that I've only seen one Grass Snake this year, so I headed out the other day with the intention of correcting that. I managed to find 3 although 2 had the old ready to shed blue eye. I've also seen the first new born lizard of the year, plus a few palmates and common toad.<br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Ios 15th - 21st</strong></span></u><br />
A stressful flight from Manchester to Athens, we had 1 hour 15 mins to make a connection to Santorini and the first flight was late. Like a scene from the Fast Show we were running through Athens airport and made the connection by the skin of our teeth. Then straight onto the ferry to Ios ticking off <strong>Cory's</strong> and <strong>Mediterranean Shearwater</strong> . Quickly chucking our stuff in the apartment and straight out into the field. <strong>Kotchy's Gecko</strong> and <strong>Erhard's Wall Lizard</strong> were soon seen, then after a hour or so Matt caught an adult <strong>4 Lined Snake</strong> which was a very dark individual at about 120-140cm. This was a surprise because it was very warm and these snakes normally avoid the hottest part of the day. Later that evening a male <strong>Blue Rock Thrush</strong> sang near the balcony of our apartment. Over the next few days we ticked off an array of species, we found a couple of the very scarce <strong>Green Lizard</strong> which had grey/blue flanks and found a very nice spring containing <strong>Water Frogs</strong>, both these could be a subspecies as very little work has been done on the herpetofauna of Ios. A total of 5 living and 1 DOR <strong>Sand Boas</strong> were found, <strong>Turkish Gecko</strong>. Birds included <strong>Eleonora's Falcon</strong>, <strong>Buzzard</strong>, <strong>Raven</strong>, <strong>Chukar</strong> and <strong>Woodchat Shrike</strong> and a few pairs of<strong> Black Eared Wheatear</strong>.<br />
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Selection of Males one Above and Below</div>
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Ios Green Lizard Male and probable female below</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just a short ferry crossing from Ios we spent one night on this sparsely habited Island which seemed the driest and hottest. Here there were lots of Kotchy's and Turkish Geckos plus Erhard's Wall Lizard. We also found a very nice male <strong>Nose</strong> <strong>Horned Viper,</strong> the snakes on these Islands are much smaller than those found in other parts of Greece and of a slighter build. There were a lot of Eleonora's Falcons with about 7 in the air at the same time.</span><strong></strong></span></div>
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We spent 6 days on Milos and found all of our target species again with morning and evening searches. First snake up was a lovely <strong>Leopard Snake</strong> spotted by Liam which he was really chuffed with as it was a new species for him, it was a real pain to photograph it just wouldn't stay still. Following on from this we found my first new snake species of the trip, a well marked sub-adult <strong>Milos Viper</strong> and much easier to photograph. The next day we visited the only freshwater on the island (it did not look fresh). Here we saw a few Milos Green Lizards which were a bit shy for photography and a few new species of birds. </div>
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We had 2 further visits to the pond and on each occasion we saw <strong>Milos Grass Snake</strong> but they were all out in the water other than a brief sighting on the bank which Liam made a dash for but it vanished. We saw at least 4 snakes of various colour morphs. Liam made a valiant attempt at a catch from a jetty and ended up in the water. In the evening I spotted another larger viper which had a more fiery nature doing a S shape as often seen in rattlers. We also added Balkan Terrapin and more Milos Water frogs the biggest I've ever seen.</div>
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Sand Boa 5 plus 1 DOR I</div>
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Milos Viper 2 M (lifer)</div>
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Chukar 8 I</div>
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Red Rumped Swallow 10 I</div>
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Barn Swallow 2 I</div>
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Carl Corbidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278175653698737001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242545910040361567.post-66011740577683472342014-06-02T13:46:00.002-07:002014-06-02T13:48:45.148-07:00Peregrines nearly ready to LaunchAnother quick look at Sheffield's Peregrines revealed 4 well grown chicks with one trying out it's wings. I reckon 1 more week and they should be flying. Whilst on a walk yesterday there were a lot of Golden Plover and a single Mountain hare now in summer pelage and the first seen in that area and relatively low down.<br />
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Today I did a proper twitch which I haven't done for a while but it was a new bird for me in the form of a male <strong>Little Bittern</strong> at Elton Reservoir and after a longish wait it eventually showed well. I don't see many new birds in the UK these days and I will have to do a count up what my UK list is (probably around the 300 mark).<br />
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Carl Corbidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278175653698737001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242545910040361567.post-51973764189963489142014-05-20T12:45:00.001-07:002014-05-20T12:45:19.935-07:00Forthcoming Trip to Cyclades Islands GreeceIn 3 weeks time I will be doing a field trip to the Cyclades Islands with Matt Wilson, Liam Russell and Stephen Roussos. We will visit 4 Islands but concentrate our efforts on 2. Flying to Santorini a quick ferry to Ios, for a week, Sikinos 1 night and then the remainder will be spent on Milos. The range of species is not great but there is some real quality. On Ios and Sikinos there are dwarf versions of Nose Horned Viper and Sand Boa, then on Milos there is the Milos Viper which is essentially a sub-species of Blunt nosed viper, these have a reputation of being a bit highly strung. There's also a couple of species of Wall Lizard I haven't seen before with the male Milos Wall Lizard especially nice. Throw in a few nice birds such as Eleneoras Falcon and some nice scenery and it should work out to be a cracking trip.<br />
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Below Nose Horned Vipers from Corfu 2009 and 2011.<br />
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Carl Corbidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278175653698737001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242545910040361567.post-38944091255432885992014-04-30T10:37:00.001-07:002014-04-30T10:37:41.338-07:00Spring Migrants and HaresSpring Migration is in full swing and many of the resident birds are well into there breeding season. I've seen quite a few <strong>Ring Ouzels</strong> on the moors and a first were 3 <strong>Woodcock</strong> displaying on the moor at first I thought they must be Snipe until I got a good look at them, they were chasing each other and every so often springing into the air, but frustratingly I couldn't get any decent photos. Having not seen any <strong>Brown Hares</strong> for a while, over the last week I have seen quite a few, with one particularly confiding. <br />
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Brown Hare</div>
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Female Lapwing Incubating</div>
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Mountain Hare Going Into Summer coat</div>
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