There were feathers on the ground and one of the ducks was missing. I think she might have been nesting outside in the run overnight snd an opportunist badger came and found her. Now there are 14 ducks and, as of yesterday afternoon, the sitting duck in the house decided to get off her eggs. Meanwhile the two wild drakes were exploring the garden

And when I walked down to the goose pond they slipped off into the field but didn’t fly away

The wild duck has not been seen for a while and I hope that she is nesting in the banks of the goose pond.