Newt Spawn?

[hedgehugger]

I spotted a little beige blob on a watercress leaf a little while ago, I have been checking every other day or so (trying to identify the right clump of cress is fun lol I only have about 20!)
I am now convinced it's a newt egg (I have seen several).



They wriggle a little

So is it, or isn't it ?

Thank You for any i.d .

[dampflippers]

I would say yes- a smooth or palmate newt, not a great crested newt.
Usually the egg is folded into a leaf, but if they can't fold it, it will be stuck to a surface of a leaf or stem.

[hedgehugger]

It would be palmate I guess as that is what I seem to be seeing in the pond (i.d through pics on here and have seen several with tail filaments).
I had read somewhere about them being in a folded leaf, and have seen folded leaves, obviously didn't unfold them to check what's in them. I have seen at least 2 like this just placed on the underside of the cress.



Thank you

[dampflippers]

Watercress is actually quite stiff compared with water forgetmenot. Great cresteds can fold it quite easily, but I think it is more difficult for the smaller newts.