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.

Norman.
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Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy
Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l.
England

"Norman Lynagh" wrote in
message ...
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.

--
Martin Rowley
Bracknell

On 20 Feb, 16:20, "Martin Rowley"
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.

In Penzance it is almost certain to be my warmest winter on record
(since 1991) Current mean 8.9C, warmest prior to this 1994 - 8.7C

Graham
Penzance

On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:54:31 GMT, Norman Lynagh
wrote:

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.

Our spawn appeared about a week ago and the Lesser Celandine, my Spring
benchmark, is looking very vigourous..

A maximum of 13.2°C today, the highest since 6th November.

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland.

Webcam and weather:- http://windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/weather

On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:54:31 GMT, Norman Lynagh
wrote:

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.

Our spawn appeared about a week ago, last year it was 9th March, and the
Lesser Celandine, my 'Spring' benchmark, is looking very vigourous.

A maximum of 13.2°C today, the highest since 6th November.

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland.

Webcam and weather:- http://windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/weather

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.
Norman.

I spotted half a dozen frogs (and caught one) in a pond in a
quarry on the Hill of Clashmadin near Cullen this afternoon. It
does seem very early for them to be active, especially being so
much further north than Norman is.

Anne

On Feb 20, 3:54 pm, Norman Lynagh normanthis...@thisbitweather-
consultancy.com wrote:
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.

I saw toads all over the place while on my way to the pub this
evening. Hardly dozens but one or two in a number of places. All
pretending I hadn't seen them.

Norman Lynagh wrote:
The frogs in our garden pond started their springtime croaking

When that happens, I turn into Harry Enfield
and say "SHUT YOUR MOWFFF!"


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.

Norman.
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" I like getting people's backs up, it's like laughing at spastics! "
Siouxsie, Sounds

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Alan White wrote:
On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:54:31 GMT, Norman Lynagh
wrote:


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.


Our spawn appeared about a week ago, last year it was 9th March, and the
Lesser Celandine, my 'Spring' benchmark, is looking very vigourous.

A maximum of 13.2°C today, the highest since 6th November.


Sprawn in pond this morning, tens of frogs

--
Joe
Wolverhampton
~175m asl

"Joe Egginton" wrote in message
...
Alan White wrote:
On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:54:31 GMT, Norman Lynagh
wrote:


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.


Our spawn appeared about a week ago, last year it was 9th March, and the
Lesser Celandine, my 'Spring' benchmark, is looking very vigourous.

A maximum of 13.2°C today, the highest since 6th November.


Sprawn in pond this morning, tens of frogs


Ditto here, lots of spawn and loads of writhing frogs in our pond yesterday
here in Lancashire.