Post by rowanberry on May 12, 2019 20:18:01 GMT
I think I've found the reason for all our spawn vanishing... it seemed to all go, within the course of a week. Rather than having the hundreds of tadpoles like there's been in previous years, I think we've got two. 
Or that's all I was able to see after standing out by the pond for about ten minutes watching. About six newts, though.
Or that's all I was able to see after standing out by the pond for about ten minutes watching. About six newts, though.So I came in and did a search on the computer, and found this video...
If this is what happened, they ate a LOT of frogspawn. One person who commented below the video said they take some spawn out and keep it in a bucket until the tads hatch and are too big for the newts to eat. Looks as though I might need to do that next year
