In message , David D
writes

And so have I in one of the ponds but not the other two. I went out to
check earlier and these little heads poked out of the water and there,
beside them, were lots of potential babies. Lovely!
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Sacha
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Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon


Had two clumps of frog spawn about 5 days ago and another clump yesterday
(Saturday), I'm pretty sure they are earlier this year, sure it was
mid-March before I saw any last year.


I agree, I think "our" frogs are "at it" earlier than last year. It's
like a scene from Caligula's birthday party out there right now. The
main pond is almost frothing - counted 27 frogs at the shallow end among
the stones/rocks and an indeterminate number involved in the heaving
among the oxygenating plants and the Thalia Dealbata at the deeper end.
Noticed a large very orange/pink frog this morning surveying the
activity; haven't seen this colour before. So something is definitely
stirring. Nothing visible in the larger wildlife pond at the end of our
patch but the small wild flower area around and alongside it is
beginning to poke up the successors to the snowdrops and w. aconites.
Hopefully the Snakes Head Frits will have survived and struggle through
the sodden clay on which we live.
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Gopher .... I know my place!