Like the common toad, the natterjack toad spends the winter hibernating. It emerges later than frogs and common toads - usually in April, however, depending on the weather conditions it may be as early as March and as late as June. During the breeding season the males can be seen (or more often heard) making their distinctive rasping call especially in the evening and after rain. During warm weather they are harder to see as they then hide in burrows until night when they emerge to feed.