Amphibians & Reptiles 2020

Drawback here is that ours have no grass, just earth & undergrowth ... next job is to order grass seed & make them a private lawn at back of pond ... wise after the event!  Used to be able to buy individual turf rolls at B&Q but not this year!

And still with tail....

Nice photos, including the mozzie larvae

Now there are none to be seen!

Now the rains have come  back, the newts are back, too. The back one is a male Palmate (first newt I've managed to ID in the wild). The front one is a female (signs she was egg-laying) but species is unconfirmed as the area gets all three types. This tiny pond was dry a couple of weeks ago.

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Now the rains have come  back, the newts are back, too. The back one is a male Palmate (first newt I've managed to ID in the wild). The front one is a female (signs she was egg-laying) but species is unconfirmed as the area gets all three types. This tiny pond was dry a couple of weeks ago.

Superb photo Nige.

One of my froglets still in the pond ... last man standing ... for perspective the plant is a water iris in 9cm aquatic pot

He's so small that he's still under the water, even when he's out of the water.!! :-)

A few days ago I discovered four frogs in my pond

Alien looking fourth one

Just one lonely Pond skater, devil of a job to get a pic, kept darting away as I pressed shutter, got loadsa blanks! Lol

Lucky you Wendy, I only got a few beetles in my

Am sure it will get colonised in time Linda ... had a couple of Newts last year but none this time, 'tis the first Pond skater though!