Hello, I came home today to find a young coal tit had drowned in my pond, it was upsetting as I have seen the parent bird feeding him in the garden over the past few days. It is a kidney shaped pond, approximately 5ft by 3 ft with paving slabs around the edge and a few plants. I have had the pond for several years now and this is the first time it has happened. Is there any way I can prevent this from happening again? Many thanks.
Thank you for your responses, much appreciated. I have now covered the right half of the pond with plastic mesh where I found the drowned coal tit (top right corner) and have also used a spare piece of mesh at the bottom left of the pond. Hope this will prevent them from falling in.