Frog spawn

[Paulines7]

I went out to the pond today and we have frog spawn.   ;D ;D ;D

Anyone else got any yet?

[Paulines7]

[Jesse]

Haven't been to the lottie this week yet but hoping to see some signs of life when I next get there. That's early for frog spawn, will it be okay with the cold weather that's forecast for later this week?

[Paulines7]

I thought it was a bit early and it is going to be very cold this week.  Well, if they survive they will probably get eaten by the fish!  :'(

[Debs]

Two ponds in our garden and not a frog in sight :'(

Debs

[telboy]

NO!

[Paulines7]

I am chuffed to think I am the first to get frogspawn.  Just in case you think I am winding you up, here are a couple of pics.  ;)

I suppose it would have been easier to get the date printed on the picture but I am not sure how I go about it.

[John_H]

I think you must be the first, I saw one frog about a week ago but I think it has had second thoughts and gone back down to the bottom of the pond.

It looks like we are in for a cold snap soon Pauline, will you put the the frogspawn in a bucket somewhere or are you going to let it take its chances?

[Carol]

I am sure your data will be of interest to the Springwatch team  Pauline.  Follow the lead from the BBC site, if you have not already done so.

[eileen]

Nothing here in my pond yet but I don't really expect to see any for a few weeks yet. Hope yours survives Pauline!!!  :D

[Paulines7]

I am sure your data will be of interest to the Springwatch team  Pauline.  Follow the lead from the BBC site, if you have not already done so.

I did this a few days ago Carol when I first spotted it. 

John, I will let it take its chance as regard the cold.  If the cold doesn't get it then the birds probably will.  Those that get to hatch will probably be eaten by goldfish, if there are any fish left in there after the heron's visit.

[John_H]

Ah well, its a heron eat goldfish eat frogspawn world.  :) :) :)

[busy_lizzie]

What an amazing sight  Pauline, great pic too.  Since a couple of sightings the frogs seem to be lying low in our pond/garden and I haven't seen them for at least a week.  I think they won't be back until the weather gets warmer as like most other places the temperature here is very very cold.  We have had some years where our frog spawn has frozen but they seem to survive it with out any problems so hopefully yours will be okay Pauline.  Hope so after all that production.  :D busy_lizzie

[Paulines7]

........  Hope so after all that production.  :D busy_lizzie

I bet they enjoyed it though.   ;D ;D ;D

[Debs]

...all that frantic activity must have kept 'em warm!

debs ;D

[theothermarg]

I got quite excited when I thought I saw some underneath the ice but on
looking closer I saw it was hailstones that had come down earlier that had sunk and got iced over   i'll keep watching ???

[busy_lizzie]

Both of our ponds are frozen solid, and no sign of frog spawn or frogs.  It was end of March last year they arrived in force and started doing their thing, so that looks like a more realistic time now for frog spawn here. busy_lizzie

[Doris_Pinks]

16th march here last year BL, so taking a closer watch!
Pauline well done your froggies!!! Eager little beavers! ;D

[honeybee]

Great pictures Pauline, it will be interesting to see if the spawn survives the cold spell.

We always have a laugh here, we have the one solitary frog, but at this time of year, like it or not, her fancy man comes marching down the road and makes it known that hes keen  ;)

He hangs about for a week or two, then off he trots to whevever he came from. We refer too him as the tourist frog who likes to spend his annuals at my place, not seen him yet though this spring, nor have we heard any funny business so far  ;)  ;D

[telboy]

Nuffink!
Frozen solid!

[busy_lizzie]

We have frog spawn.  The frogs are very active in the pond today and I noticed this when I went out for my daily check of the pond.  :) busy_lizzie