On 24/05/2016 12:25, Chris Hogg wrote:
On 24 May 2016 11:14:22 GMT, David wrote:

I haven't seen tadpoles around here (in various ponds and other bits of
water) where I would expect to see them.

Saw some the other day in a nature reserve.

Just wondering if there is a shortage generally, or just where I have
happened to look.


Cheers

Dave R

Didn't see any toadspawn in our pond this year, even though plenty in
previous years, but we did have a mass of frogspawn for the first
time. The taddies hatched OK but seemed to disappear fairly quickly. I
think the goldfish ate them, although in the past there always seem to
be quite a few that survive to toadlets. Maybe frogpoles are tastier
than toadpoles, or maybe there were just a lot more in the past.

SAme here, thought we were going to have lots but there are very few
tadpoles around the edge of the pond, so either they are very late or we
are in for a lean year

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Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
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