 Wild About Britain
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Adrian Vygus
Wild Member
Registered: November 2009
Location: Arbroath
Posts: 185
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Sun February 27, 2011 2:40pm
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This is a male Common newt who is donning his wedding attire!
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fuheroes
New Member
Registered: September 2010
Location: South shields
Posts: 7
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Mon February 28, 2011 3:58am
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Yes I thought maybe the smooth newt but just so much more colourful than others I have seen but yes it is
the start of the breeding season so I hope he has found himself a partner. Thanks !!!
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King Edward
Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: April 2010
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 1,017
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This is a male Alpine Newt (not native to Britain). There are some introduced colonies, but I don't think they're at all common.
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diggleken
Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: August 2008
Location: Saddleworth
Posts: 4,737
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Yes, agree with King Edward - Alpine newt -my little book has them as doing well in various places in england, and also doesnt compete with native species, which is good!
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Adrian Vygus
Wild Member
Registered: November 2009
Location: Arbroath
Posts: 185
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Fri March 25, 2011 6:04pm
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I knew there was at least one colony in Edinburgh maybe they've spread, they would compete with both smooth and palmate newts
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fuheroes
New Member
Registered: September 2010
Location: South shields
Posts: 7
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Sat April 23, 2011 12:36pm
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Thanks for the replys so an alpine Newt, well I have no idea how it came to be there especially as I just put my pond in last year, however the guy next door has a pond for years with many breeding smooth newts in so I wonder if he has a colony or breeding Alpine Newts ?
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