Recent pond dip photos

[Ukwildlifeo]

There is plenty of activity in the ponds at Wat Tyler Country park at the mo.

Wednesday there was still thick ice on the ponds below a cruel layer of water covering the fact, which meant I got a nasty shock trying to put the net in the water!

Still in the one gap I could find in a ditch I found a Dytiscus larva


yesterday I fished out some nice lesser water boatman.






And this Caddisfly Larvae


Not my best pics, but Im a bit rusty!

[Wild-Woman]

Nice shots Neil. We had to break through the ice to pond-dip but it was surprising what was around. We caught about a dozen damselfly nymphs, lesser water boatman, saucer-bugs, snails and beetle larvae.

[Ukwildlifeo]

Originally Posted by Wild-Woman

Nice shots Neil. We had to break through the ice to pond-dip but it was surprising what was around. We caught about a dozen damselfly nymphs, lesser water boatman, saucer-bugs, snails and beetle larvae.

Saucer bugs? now im jealous. I never quite got that shot at Priory.

Found an alderfly larvae today, only my second ever one.

[stevet95]

Nice.

We did a pond dip last week at college. And took some of the stuff into the lab to put under the microscope. We had two caddishfly larvae. Fascinating to watch. One was having a chew on the other.

We also found lesser and greater waterboatman. Some sort of freshwater mussel, snail, smooth newts, and young newts. All sorts. Quite a good load since it was mid-january.

[Ukwildlifeo]

Originally Posted by stevet95

Nice.

We did a pond dip last week at college. And took some of the stuff into the lab to put under the microscope. We had two caddishfly larvae. Fascinating to watch. One was having a chew on the other.

We also found lesser and greater waterboatman. Some sort of freshwater mussel, snail, smooth newts, and young newts. All sorts. Quite a good load since it was mid-january.

Sounds like a good haul! The freshwater mussel was possibly pea shell cockle.

[GCN lova]

Just did some pond dipping a few hours ago and there were lots of shrimps snails and water slaters. And then i found a chubby little froglet from last year. Is it normal for froglets to hibernate in the pond?

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by GCN lova

Just did some pond dipping a few hours ago and there were lots of shrimps snails and water slaters. And then i found a chubby little froglet from last year. Is it normal for froglets to hibernate in the pond?

Tadpoles and frogs do so I don't see why froglets wouldn't I have never heard of it but I don't pond dip this time of year.

[pressld2]

Good stuff! Especially the Dytiscus - I want another crack at them. Didn't do too bad with the ones at Leighton Moss but I can improve, I'm sure.

We must sort out a dip at Rainham with Jules!

Dave P.

[GCN lova]

Thanks Kayleigh.

[Ukwildlifeo]

A couple more, from last month. An alderfly larvae