Here in Ireland with its pausity of amphibians I wait for the 17th of Feb with bated breath. The frogs turned up on the due date and started spawning. I was out cruising last night to see the stragglers still on the wet roads. Mostly males.I'm going to England in april just to see the Bufo bufo spawning. I tell my old mother that I'm going to see her but she knows the truth.Then it's common newt time here and in England. hooray for Spring