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Old 28-10-2008, 07:45 PM
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Re: Autumnwatch 2008 : Brownsea Island, Dorset

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Originally Posted by Billy Wobble Dagger View Post
I really enjoyed last nights programme. Great little piece about the wasps. A good point brought up about the green wall lizards. Surely thay need to be caught and removed before they wipe out our own native lizards, however nice they look.

Great programme and I'm looking forward to the next two weeks

BWD

Actually 2 species of alien lizard- Wall + Green. The former have existed in quite a few locations for many decades. The Western Green lizards are a much more recent introduction. I think it's unlikely they will spread too far as they need the extra warmth. I don't think they would wipe out our native lizards as all these species occur together in parts of mainland Europe.

For me the Green Lizards, the wasp colony + the Fallow Deer rut were stunning.
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