No moles, weasels or roe deer!

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[email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

>No moles, weasels or roe deer!

But we do have stoats, and many people here think that they are
weasels.

There is only a small population of toads (natterjacks, in the
southwest).

Lizards are so rare that many people think that we don't have any. We
found one in the garden last year, and it was the first one we had
ever seen in Ireland.

We have lots of feral cats.

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Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> wrote:

> [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
> >No moles, weasels or roe deer!
>
> But we do have stoats, and many people here think that they are
> weasels.

Ah, I gleaned that bit about stoats and weasels. It was on a tv
programme tonight, explaining how nature on the British/Irish "island"
was affected as it was cut off from mainland europe, then how Ireland
was affected as it was then subsequently separated. Interesting stuff,
which I really ought to have learned at school...

> There is only a small population of toads (natterjacks, in the
> southwest).
>
> Lizards are so rare that many people think that we don't have any. We
> found one in the garden last year, and it was the first one we had ever
> seen in Ireland.

I've never seen one here.

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"Padraig Breathnach" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
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> [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
>>No moles, weasels or roe deer!
>
> But we do have stoats, and many people here think that they are
> weasels.
>
> There is only a small population of toads (natterjacks, in the
> southwest).
>
> Lizards are so rare that many people think that we don't have any. We
> found one in the garden last year, and it was the first one we had
> ever seen in Ireland.
>
> We have lots of feral cats.
>
> --
> PB
> The return address has been MUNGED
> My travel writing: http://www.iol.ie/~draoi/

On Wed, 9 May 2007 21:56:06 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

>No moles, weasels or roe deer!

you knew snakes, I assume?
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On Wed, 9 May 2007 22:46:41 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

>> Lizards are so rare that many people think that we don't have any. We
>> found one in the garden last year, and it was the first one we had ever
>> seen in Ireland.
>
>I've never seen one here.

In Manchester probably not! They are common enough, usually small
though. There are also more snakes about than people realise, they
tend to keep out of the way.
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The Reid <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, 9 May 2007 21:56:06 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
> >No moles, weasels or roe deer!
>
> you knew snakes, I assume?

Yes, but that was St. Patrick.

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The Reid <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, 9 May 2007 22:46:41 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
> >> Lizards are so rare that many people think that we don't have any. We
> >> found one in the garden last year, and it was the first one we had ever
> >> seen in Ireland.
> >
> >I've never seen one here.
>
> In Manchester probably not!

?

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On Thu, 10 May 2007 08:57:30 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

>> >I've never seen one here.
>>
>> In Manchester probably not!
>
>?

don't you live in central Manchester?
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The Reid <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Thu, 10 May 2007 08:57:30 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
> >> >I've never seen one here.
> >>
> >> In Manchester probably not!
> >
> >?
>
> don't you live in central Manchester?

Yes, but my comment on not having seen them was hardly based on walking
on the streets here.

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On Thu, 10 May 2007 09:12:34 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

>> >> In Manchester probably not!
>> >
>> >?
>>
>> don't you live in central Manchester?
>
>Yes, but my comment on not having seen them was hardly based on walking
>on the streets here.

I wasn't being entirely serious there, they are about, we have six
amphibians and six reptiles that are native.
3 newts, 7 frogs inc two introductions,the viparious lizard is native
Britain and *Ireland*, Sand lizards in England only and the wall
lizard is an introduction in the south of England only.
The Slow worm is also native, (I've only ever seen one or two in
Cornwall) most of the adders I've seen have been in the south, (Pagham
harbour is outstanding) and the smooth snake is only in the south.

so I suspect numbers are lower in the "frozen north"
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On Thu, 10 May 2007 08:57:30 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

>> you knew snakes, I assume?
>
>Yes, but that was St. Patrick.

he missed one lizard, see other post.
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On Thu, 10 May 2007 09:12:34 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

>The Reid <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 10 May 2007 08:57:30 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
>> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>
>> >> >I've never seen one here.
>> >>
>> >> In Manchester probably not!
>> >
>> >?
>>
>> don't you live in central Manchester?
>
>Yes, but my comment on not having seen them was hardly based on walking
>on the streets here.

We never had you down as a Manchester street walker :-)

Which street do you prefer?
--

Martin

On Thu, 10 May 2007 08:57:30 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

>The Reid <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 9 May 2007 21:56:06 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
>> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>
>> >No moles, weasels or roe deer!
>>
>> you knew snakes, I assume?
>
>Yes, but that was St. Patrick.

and MI5 moles in Stormont?
--

Martin