Magpie(s?) bath time in the garden wildlife pond this morning.

Pair of Magpies at the garden wildlife pond today.

Magpies at the garden wildlife pond first thing this morning.

Song Thrush drinking from the garden wildlife pond earlier this morning.

Frog returning to the garden wildlife pond this evening.

Newt in the garden wildlife pond this evening.

Three weeks on and in the first lot of frog spawn the tadpoles are developing nicely. Another week and they should be free swimming.

Frog spawn swelling and sinking into garden wildlife pond with last couple of evenings’ new “deposits” centre.

Just some of the frog activity in the garden wildlife pond overnight (10min. video clip compressed to 1min.)

More frog spawn overnight. Addition to existing plus new deposits on the frog ladder.