Well I had thought they might have been a bit later this year with it
being such a cold winter but when I looked out of the window this
morning I could see the tell-tale ripples on the pond.
Went out and saw half a dozen or so frogs and one clump of spawn.
More frogs seemed to be arriving throughout the day and judging from the
noise coming from the pond now they're going to be partying tonight!

Jim
NE England

On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:10:08 -0000, Jim wrote:

Well I had thought they might have been a bit later this year with it
being such a cold winter but when I looked out of the window this
morning I could see the tell-tale ripples on the pond.
Went out and saw half a dozen or so frogs and one clump of spawn.
More frogs seemed to be arriving throughout the day and judging from the
noise coming from the pond now they're going to be partying tonight!


No sign of spawn or frogs so far here in S Devon. Last year first frog
spotted on 16 January and spawn on 20 February.

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rbel

On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:31:38 -0000, rbel wrote:

On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:10:08 -0000, Jim wrote:

Well I had thought they might have been a bit later this year with it
being such a cold winter but when I looked out of the window this
morning I could see the tell-tale ripples on the pond.
Went out and saw half a dozen or so frogs and one clump of spawn.
More frogs seemed to be arriving throughout the day and judging from
the noise coming from the pond now they're going to be partying
tonight!


No sign of spawn or frogs so far here in S Devon. Last year first frog
spotted on 16 January and spawn on 20 February.


Just noticed 5 clumps of spawn! They must have been very busy under cover
of the low cloud that was blanketing us during Thursday and Friday.

--
rbel

In article , says...
On 2010-02-26 22:31:38 +0000, rbel said:

On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:10:08 -0000, Jim wrote:

Well I had thought they might have been a bit later this year with it
being such a cold winter but when I looked out of the window this
morning I could see the tell-tale ripples on the pond.
Went out and saw half a dozen or so frogs and one clump of spawn.
More frogs seemed to be arriving throughout the day and judging from
the noise coming from the pond now they're going to be partying
tonight!


No sign of spawn or frogs so far here in S Devon. Last year first frog
spotted on 16 January and spawn on 20 February.

I've heard ours but not seen them or any spawn yet. We're often quite
late getting spawn in the ponds. But Ray did say he'd rescued an
amorous couple from in front of the washing machine! That's the second
time we've found them looking hopeful - if bewildered - by a minuscule
puddle of water on the stone floor!

Maybe they know something about your pipework you have not noticed yet!!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

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!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
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.

On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:15:01 -0000, "David D"
wrote:

Had two clumps of frog spawn about 5 days ago and another clump yesterday
(Saturday),

Ran out of tapioca, DD?

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On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:15:01 -0000, "David D"
wrote:

Had two clumps of frog spawn about 5 days ago and another clump yesterday
(Saturday),

Ran out of tapioca, DD?

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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!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
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.
--
Gopher .... I know my place!