We have over 26 recently hatched ducklings on the lower river just now. Weather conditions are not in their favour with cold temperatures and a spate river.
Hatching can be a real hit or miss situation determining their chances of survival.
The Trust tries to mitigate this by ensuring they get sufficient protein to tide them through the hard times.
This evening I was gratified that a man and his daughter brought me a duckling they found at the Maggot, which I promptly returned to the mother at the Swans Island coinciding with feeding time. Ducklings are so irresistibly cute!
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