Frogs on " Night Manouvers "

As Robert drove down the road at seven o'clock to a Parish Hall meeting over a hundred frogs were on the move. And by nine on his return there were even more, home for the camera to record " The Night Manouvers ". I think it's going to be fun, fun, fun on the pond tonight.

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Breeding waders at Bleasdale Cottages

Over the weekend I kept thinking I could hear the sound of Redshank but t wasn't until Monday that I saw them for sure. That's the last of the ground nesting birds to arrive for their breeding season here with us.
Tues. 16th. March.
Even though we can still see a patch of snow above us on the side of the fell it's been the most lovely springlike day. A day of first sightings this year, frog spawn on one of the scrapes and coltsfoot and celandines flowering by the side of the brook.
We never come back from a walk without seeing Hares, and last week we were treated to a show of "boxing Hares" without even leaving the house, through the window, as I sat at the computer.
I will have to hope for some good sightings for the Hare Walk with the Countryside Rangers this coming Sunday.

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