Stephen G writes
After a long and worrying wait I have the 1st frog spawn of the year in my
pond. About 4 weeks later than last year. Is this due to the dry spring do
you think?

Oh good, we were worried ours was the only one / we'd got the wrong time
from last year. I'm sure it was around 11th March last year, but nearer
7th April this year. And also no toad spawn, which we had masses of last
year.
--
David
when the sturm und drang of a
tidal topic recedes, you frequently end up with valuable flotsam.