Photos from Josephine

Josephine is volunteering at the RSPB and writing a dissertation on the Marsh Fritiallary. She  helped Paul with the medicinal leech survey and sent us this photo of the toadlets, together with this email and photo of a wonderfully relaxed frog at Smaull. Thanks Josephine!
Becky

The frog was found on Smaull Reserve and seemed pretty chilled out. I started to take some photographs, as a fly landed on his head. He didn´t seem to be bothered. Looks like an unusual friendship. . .

Another very exiting sighting around the loch were thousands of extremely fresh common toads. The whole ground was moving and we´ve had very carefully to decide where to put your feet on next.

Caption please?

Toadlets

Medicinal Leech and Toadlets

Thanks to Paul Kirkland of the Butterfly Conservation Society for these photos taken whilst studying
medicinal leeches on Islay. I learnt a lot about something I thought I wasn't interested in! I love the toadlets!
Becky

Medicinal Leech

Hundreds of emerging Toadlets