I had frogspawn appear in my wildlife pond about three weeks ago.It's since been frozen and snowed on.I just hope it survives.Seems to have been laid earlier this year and with less noise.Last year the sound of mating frogs was amazing!
None yet in Leicester - though a couple of males have been spotted waiting at the bottom of the pond. Hope it warms up soon and encourages the females to arrive! Fingers crossed!
I have had some more frogspawn in the last few days while the earlier lot seems to be suspended in time and hasn't developed very much - waiting for warmer weather like the rest of us...
I, however, haven't seen a single toad this year (so far). They usually spawn a couple of weeks after the frogs but so far not a single toad, never mind strings of eggs. My newts are now active and hopefully they are 'doin' their thing'.
I don't think a visiting heron and now a pair of mallards from the local park is helping with frog/toad/spawn survival much either this year!
We had Mr and Mrs Mallard on our pond yesterday morning, don't know where they came from. They disturbed some of the frogspawn while trying to eat the weeds at the side of the pond. I cleared them of and they have not been back, thank goodness. The tadpoles are developing ok, a bit slow, but you can see a difference in size.
hi i live in worcester ang my pond is full of spawn to much, i have moved a lot to a smaller pond with no fish, so the grand children can see them better but i have also had trouble with the frogs attacking the fish ( or to put it another way not enought frogs so fish will do ) they will kill the fish you you do nothink about it
Our frogs tried weeks ago and produced spawn which then sat there and got frosted every morning. The frogs have been hiding from the cold weather. But today they are back - about 20 of them and they are making up for lost time, doing what frogs do and laying fresh spawn.
My toads have turned up today and are 'very active' - all paired up and at th bottom of the pond or sitting at the surface. Really pleased to see them as in all the years I have kept records they have never spawned in April, never mind half way through the month.
The frogs too have produced some more spawn other the last few day.s
I have the cover of old sandpit under shrubs in shady spot of the garden, holds wateringcan full of water, used as birdbath for years, frogs often found under it, anyway for first time ever frogspawn found in it. Worried it won't survive! I would normally top it up with tap water, which if I don't it'll dry up anyway but worried how to look after it best
Hi I own a Local Wildlife Site in Tiptree with a few natural ponds and saw my first very large batch of frog spawn today! I saw lots of movement on the surface of one of the ponds and when I investigated it turned out to be frogs - This is the first year I have found spawn in this pond and I can't wait to watch it develop,
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I had frogspawn appear in my wildlife pond about three weeks ago.It's since been frozen and snowed on.I just hope it survives.Seems to have been laid earlier this year and with less noise.Last year the sound of mating frogs was amazing!
I'm in the northeast - Co.Durham.
None yet in Leicester - though a couple of males have been spotted waiting at the bottom of the pond. Hope it warms up soon and encourages the females to arrive! Fingers crossed!
I have had some more frogspawn in the last few days while the earlier lot seems to be suspended in time and hasn't developed very much - waiting for warmer weather like the rest of us...
I, however, haven't seen a single toad this year (so far). They usually spawn a couple of weeks after the frogs but so far not a single toad, never mind strings of eggs. My newts are now active and hopefully they are 'doin' their thing'.
I don't think a visiting heron and now a pair of mallards from the local park is helping with frog/toad/spawn survival much either this year!
Morning All.
We had Mr and Mrs Mallard on our pond yesterday morning, don't know where they came from. They disturbed some of the frogspawn while trying to eat the weeds at the side of the pond. I cleared them of and they have not been back, thank goodness. The tadpoles are developing ok, a bit slow, but you can see a difference in size.
My toads have turned up today and are 'very active' - all paired up and at th bottom of the pond or sitting at the surface. Really pleased to see them as in all the years I have kept records they have never spawned in April, never mind half way through the month.
The frogs too have produced some more spawn other the last few day.s
Spring is here!
Lots of strings of spawn this morning - 32 toads and counting ... A really wonderful sight. I'll see if I can get some photos tomorrow.
I have the cover of old sandpit under shrubs in shady spot of the garden, holds wateringcan full of water, used as birdbath for years, frogs often found under it, anyway for first time ever frogspawn found in it. Worried it won't survive! I would normally top it up with tap water, which if I don't it'll dry up anyway but worried how to look after it best
Hi I own a Local Wildlife Site in Tiptree with a few natural ponds and saw my first very large batch of frog spawn today! I saw lots of movement on the surface of one of the ponds and when I investigated it turned out to be frogs - This is the first year I have found spawn in this pond and I can't wait to watch it develop,