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Post by rowanberry on Mar 11, 2016 10:25:19 GMT
The first clump of spawn appeared in the pond yesterday... very early for here, we generally don't get any until late March/early April. First Spawn Mar10 2016
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Post by aeshna5 on Mar 11, 2016 17:10:50 GMT
Mine appeared a few days ago but most promptly disappeared by the following day. Plenty of frog activity again so hoping for plenty more spawn.
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Post by shirl100 on Mar 12, 2016 16:26:44 GMT
Found some frog spawn at last this morning at Carsington Water! Usually found in this particular spot but it isn't a good choice of location really as it's a pool formed by run off from a field so it can dry up. But the Herons take full advantage.
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Post by shirl100 on Mar 13, 2016 17:16:56 GMT
And today in a ditch at Darley Dale loads of frogs mating and croaking, the water was just bubbling with them!
Shirl
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Post by rowanberry on Mar 14, 2016 22:19:51 GMT
Mine are still very busy. I've made some spawn 'nurseries', which are just empty pond baskets with some watercress from the supermarket tossed in. last year there was so much spawn that the frogs started to run out of room and laid spawn everywhere...what was floating around in the pond sank, and the water went a bit off for a while. I'm hoping that the extra baskets will give them enough space, and I just have to gently tip the tads out once they hatch. Frogs and Spawn Mar 14 2016 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
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Post by rowanberry on Apr 2, 2016 21:13:03 GMT
There is so much spawn now I've given up trying to count the clumps... the frogs have filled up the pond baskets, kicked all the watercress out of the 'nurseries' and filled those up, and now there is spawn in the cascade, too... and there are still about 1/2 dozen pairs in amplexus.
Provided we don't have a late frost, it should be a good year for tadpoles!
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Post by rowanberry on Apr 8, 2016 17:40:38 GMT
The frogs have nearly all dispersed now... only a few left, and no more croaking at night. The pond baskets are full of spawn, and so now it's just a wait until the first tads start to appear.
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Post by kentyeti on Apr 8, 2016 19:02:25 GMT
My good friend and neighbour gave me some spawn last week. I poured it into my little pond and a lot of it was already tadpoles!
Fingers crossed. I didhave three frogs emerge from the same source last year. No idea where they are now, but looks like I may get some more.
Cheers,
Bryan
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Post by NellyDee on Apr 10, 2016 17:22:10 GMT
While wandering in Glen Lonan came across fallen tree with water in the hole the tree had up rooted. Swimming about in the water were newt larvae. I had to look them up as they did not look like frog tadpoles - much smaller, and slimmer. Info - •Larvae (sometimes called tadpoles) have a frill of gills behind the head. •Larvae develop front legs first.
Newt Larvae by Helen Skelton, on Flickr Fallen tree Wagtails nesting by Helen Skelton, on Flickr
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