"Norman Lynagh" wrote in
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The frogs in our garden pond started their springtime croaking
yesterday. I don't keep a record of these things but that seems very
early. I think it's usually March before they get up to such
activities but I could be wrong.

From this site:

http://www.naturescalendar.org.uk/findings/averages/

for the recent few years, first-siting of frog spawn we
1998 28 February
1999: 28 February
2000: 5 March
2001: 12 March
2002: 4 March
2003: 6 March
2004: 15 March
2005: 7 March
2006: 15 March

.... this year (2007), it's 5th February.

From my own records (integrated with those of nearby Easthampstead
Park), this 'standard' winter (DJF) will be one of the 3 or 4 warmest
such periods in the last 35 years.

Martin.

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Martin Rowley
Bracknell