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First frogspawn in UK survey recorded in Isles of Scilly (www.bbc.co.uk)

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The first early sighting of frogspawn for a national survey was recorded in a garden pond in the Isles of Scilly, a wildlife trust has said.

The Freshwater Habitats Trust said the early record on 21 December 2024, submitted by Carole Cilia for the PondNet Spawn Survey, was soon followed by sightings in Cornwall and Devon.

Frogspawn are jelly-like frog eggs that appear at the edges of ponds and streams, and normally it is a sign spring has arrived, according to the National History Museum, external.

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