I remember seeing what I was told was frog spawn, but even at that young age I realised that the identification was incorrect. It was just a foamy substance created by a waterfall in the pond. I didn't voice my opinion as I didn't want to do a disservice to the person that was trying to help me with my interest of the natural world. I just went on with my life, having in the back of my mind that one day I would see this illusive stuff, this clump of eggs known as frog spawn.
Roll on what must be now 17 years and at the age of 27 I have finally seen my first lot of frog spawn. Don't ask what happened during the intervening 17 years, because I just don't know. Life, I guess, had other plans for me.
I'm truly glad that this error has been rectified, this gap in my experience and knowledge has been filled. I do know that I'm being rather dramatic about it, but such is my joy at visibly being able to watch the development of new life.
At The Courts garden in Holt where I saw the frog spawn, there were some clumps still under water, while other clumps had come to the surface to ensure that they could catch all of the available light to aid development. There was a clump of spawn on the grass nearby, we wondered if it was birds predating on it, but with such a large amount we think that perhaps the gardener may have pulled it out to give the remain spawn a good chance. I'm hoping to go back to the gardens and take some photos of the development of the frog spawn into tadpoles over the next few weeks.
Date Photographed: 05/03/2012
Location: The Courts garden, Holt
Resources: http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/wildlifegarden/atoz/c/commonfrog.aspx
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