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2026/03/14 21:28 Richard White [22 Feb 2026: Frogs spawning] 2026/03/14 21:27 Richard White 2026/02/23 00:02 Richard White 2026/02/23 00:01 Richard White 2026/02/22 23:10 Richard White createdGo Next revision		Previous revision 2026/03/14 21:28 Richard White [22 Feb 2026: Frogs spawning] 2026/03/14 21:27 Richard White 2026/02/23 00:02 Richard White 2026/02/23 00:01 Richard White 2026/02/22 23:10 Richard White createdGo
news:2026:0222_frogs-spawning [2026/02/22 23:10] – created Richard White		news:2026:0222_frogs-spawning [2026/03/14 21:28] (current) – [22 Feb 2026: Frogs spawning] Richard White
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	Meanwhile, a pair of mallards were waiting for the fuss to die down,		Meanwhile, a pair of mallards were waiting for the fuss to die down,
	and were later spotted moving in to feast on the spawn.		and were later spotted moving in to feast on the spawn.
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		+	Update 14th March:  Some of the frog spawn contains wriggling tadpoles  on the point of hatching.
		+	Because the water level in the pond has dropped about 30cm from its maximum,
		+	much of the spawn was in danger of drying out, so we shovelled it into deeper water.
		+	However, it is normal for there to be far more small tadpoles than can possibly survive into adulthood.
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	I suspect that the recent increase in temperature might have been the trigger		I suspect that the recent increase in temperature might have been the trigger
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	where the toads are also spawning.		where the toads are also spawning.
	Toads are much more selective than frogs when it comes to their choice of spawning sites.		Toads are much more selective than frogs when it comes to their choice of spawning sites.
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