Latest posts tagged with #spawnsurvey on Bluesky
A clump of frog spawn in the garden pond, first for the year. Three frogs also seen, just one in the image.
First frog 🐸 spawn of the year in the garden pond this morning #SpawnSurvey @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social
🐸 We are very close to reaching 1,500 records for the #SpawnSurvey!
▪️ 1,402 sightings of frog spawn
▪️ 32 sightings of toad spawn
▪️ 46 sightings of frog and toad spawn
👀 Record your sightings: https://freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/spawn-survey
#spawnsurvey
Frogspawn now also in the back garden pond, which is north facing and a lot bigger than the front garden pond. The frogs have been busy! VC57, Derbyshire
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First frogspawn spawn of the year in the front garden. Mr Frog has been keeping me awake with his croaking all week! South facing tiny pond so will keep an eye.
Can't find the original PondDip #spawnsurvey account so have logged my sighting with freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/waternet/spa...
Now added to @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social #spawnsurvey
1min of frantic froggie fornication from today. I put a security camera by the pond so I could see what they're up to. What a perv! There are easily 30+ of them at it, and a lot of the heads are just the ♂️ as the poor ♀️ is giving him a piggy back. #wildlifefrommywindow #ukgarden #frogs #spawnsurvey
A close up photo of a fresh clump of frog spawn, mostly submerged above a bed of egg sized pebbles that are a mixture of light browns and greens. The protective jelly is only a slightly larger than the center of the egg, I think as it's freshly laid. The background is of the surface of the pond, reflecting out of focus vegetation and a light brown trellis.
Went to spy on the pond and the water looked like it was boiling with the number of 🐸. Sure enough, the first fresh clump of spawn was there! Latest date of the last 5yrs due to recent 🥶?
2022 14th Feb
2023 19th Feb
2024 9th Feb
2025 17th Feb
2026 22nd Feb
#SpawnSurvey #SpawnMap #SpawnWatch
A garden pond with a mat of green oxygenating plants at the surface. There are several clumps of frogspawn visible.
First sighting of #frogspawn at the #MediumSizedPond, within a few days of the last 2 years. So pleasing to see them returning every year 🥰 🐸
2026 21 Feb
2025 20 Feb
2024 17 Feb
2023 3 Mar
2022 17 Feb
2021 7 Mar
#SpawnSurvey #amphibians #wildlife @arc-trust.bsky.social
It’s so exciting to see your #SpawnSurvey sightings start to come in! 🗺️
This year's first record was of frog spawn in puddles in Cornwall on 2nd December. Don't forget to add your sightings to the form on our website. 🐸
The map shows sightings submitted up to 10th February 2026.
one of three huge clumps of frog spawn in the pond much earlier than last year. @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social #spawnsurvey #frogspawn #frogs
Gosh the #Frogspawn is early in my pond this year. Last two year's I've not seen it until 3 March, yet here it is on 12 February.
A lovely big healthy clump, though rather close to the edge where Corvids are likely to hunt.
#SpawnSurvey
The first common frog spawn this year in our garden pond. That's 10 days earlier than the previous three years. #spawnsurvey @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social #kentnature
🐸 Anyone can get involved in the #SpawnSurvey by recording Common Frog and Common Toad spawn spotted in gardens, community ponds, or in the countryside and adding them to the form on our website. ⬇️
Photo of three frogs in a pond with spawn. Text reads 'Share your #SpawnSurvey photos to win a copy of The Pond Book!'. A photo of the front cover of the Pond Book is next to the frogs.
We 💚 to see your photos of Common Frogs, Common Toads and spawn!
📸 Tag us in your #SpawnSurvey photos for the chance to win a copy of The Pond Book.
T&Cs: The winners will be notified directly by the Freshwater Habitats Trust account. We will never ask you to click a link or share payment details.
Clumps of frog spawn among green vegetation floating in a pond.
A large clump of frog spawn in shallow muddy water, surrounded by dead leaves.
A clump of frog spawn with eggs above and below the water line in a shallow pond, with dead leaves and vegetation.
It's fantastic to see sightings being added to the PondNet Spawn Survey!
Add your records on our website, and remember to tag us in any photos using #SpawnSurvey
freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/advice-resou...
📸 Recent Devon sightings - Peter Kelly, Matt Clarke, Claire Inglis (Devon Wildlife Trust).
Have you seen any spawn yet?🐸
If you have a garden or local park pond, why not participate in the annual @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social #SpawnSurvey 2026 and help collect records of #toad and #frog spawn.
Two more records have been added to the 2026 PondNet #SpawnSurvey! 🐸 One in Helston, Cornwall on 12th December and one in a garden pond in St Mary's on the Isles of Scilly on 17th December.
📸 by Lucy Thresher and Carole Cilia.
Help track the UK’s frogs and toads this spring
The PondNet Spawn Survey is now open for another year! The survey helps to provide a better understanding of when and where frogs and toads are breeding.
Don’t forget to tag the trust and use #SpawnSurvey
@freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social
It’s been a biggest ever PondNet #SpawnSurvey, with 2,657 records! Thank you for looking out for spawn and sharing your sightings. 🐸
The records will go to Record Pool, a national database run by @arc-trust.bsky.social and ARG UK for research and conservation.
The 2026 survey opens in December 👀
⏰ It's the final week to submit your sightings of Common Frog and Common Toad spawn to the #SpawnSurvey!
🐸 This year's survey kicked off with the first record coming in from a garden pond on the Isles of Scilly, and we have now reached over 2,500 records!
Submit your records by 31st May ⤵️
Photo of a chain of toad spawn.
Photo of a clump of frog spawn.
Have you added your sightings of Common Frog and Common Toad spawn to the PondNet #SpawnSurvey? 🐸
If not, you have until May 31st to upload your records. We can't wait to share this year's results with you!
Add your sightings: freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/advice-resou... Toad spawn photo: Kate Wright
Four frogs in water surrounded by spawn.
Six frogs in water, with spawn in the water.
A frog in water surrounded by spawn.
Clumps of spawn in water, with green plants.
We have reached 2,500 records for this year's #SpawnSurvey. 🐸 This makes this the biggest ever spawn survey year - and it's not over yet!
All records will be added to Record Pool, a national database run by @arc-trust.bsky.social & @argroupsuk.bsky.social ➡️ freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/advice-resou...
An incredible 1,900 records have been submitted for the PondNet #SpawnSurvey so far!
Can you help us to reach 2,000 this weekend? 🐸 You can add your sightings here: freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/spawn-survey
Busy Common Frogs at Miller's Pond in Croydon today. #SpawnSurvey #SpawnWatch
freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/advice-resou...
Thanks I’ve added my sighting to the #SpawnSurvey and followed the @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social account.
Do you have frog spawn yet? If you do, why not add your record to the FHT #spawnSurvey..
It's always exciting to see the first spawn of the year 🐸 Our own teams have spotted lots this week - from North Yorkshire to the New Forest, Cornwall to the Forest of Dean.
Add your sighting to the PondNet #SpawnSurvey: freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/advice-resou...
