anyone who wants as many froglets to survive as much as they can-place a decent logpile near to the pond,also newts need this type of area to overwinter

I have had Blackbirds, Mistle Thrushes, Starlings and even a Wren visit my pond and take both Tadpoles and Froglets. The Wren came 3 years on the run and perched at the base of my sedge plant and picked off the Tadpoles as they fed on the vegitation.
Mowing the lawn today was a bit tricky as I had to moved over 30 froglets to safety. The Hedgehogs which live in my garden also eat Froglets so if you believe in reincarnation don't come back as a frog

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I saw a blackbird in our garden eating some seed, then it hopped past our pond. A minute or two later, it was eating what I think was a tiny froglet which had just left the pond. Could this be right? What's wrong with eating a nice juicy, slow-moving slug? Plenty of those. Why eat a tiny thing which tried to hop away? Peter Jones Oldham