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manders
Member Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 13 |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2005 at 3:16pm |
On a walk today we spotted toad spawn in a local pond, allong with numerous mating couples. The spawn was in single strands. At the time I wasnt sure what distinguishes Natterajcks from Common toads, and therefore didnt get to look for the yellow stripes. The pond was a permanent one, in a small wooded area, next to the sandy shoreline of the Mersey river at Hale Village. As far as I know Natterjacks have never been sighted here, but are seen much further around the coastline at Formby. What are the odds that they are Natterjacks? |
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The wooded area is very very small and right next to the sandy shoreline allong the Mersey estuary, also the soil is very sandy in the surrounding area. What got my interest orginally was the single strands of eggs rather than the double strands of common toads. Now i've read a bit about them I will go back and see if i can positively ID them. Also the male toads were noticeably smaller than the common frogs which were also there. |
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Youre right, just been down there to check, and they are definately common toads, also the spawn was stretched out, and caught around various roots and things under the water. Slightly dissapointing, but I didnt know we had any type of toad so not a total disspaointment. |
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