Motorists stopped to let the family pass safely on Newhaven Road in Bishopstone on April 8, with one describing the moment as a “lovely sight.”
Concerns have emerged about the safety of the duck family on Facebook.
The ducks were spotted near Bishopstone (Image: Sally Tuppin)
Sally Tuppen said: “I’ve reported it to the Wildlife Rescue Ambulance Service and now I am stressed.
“If you see her, please let me know she’s OK…she was just a mum with her babies.”
The ambulance service is a charity which has been saving animals for 30 years, from creatures as small as hedgehogs to those as big as deer.
The charity currently runs its own wildlife hospital near Lewes, where it has the capacity to house up to 450 animals in need of rehabilitation, depending on size and species.
Inside the East Sussex WRAS hospital (Image: The Argus)
Paul Povey also said on Facebook: “She could’ve chosen a better spot, that’s the biggest accident black spot in East Sussex.”
Phil Boorman said: “Luckily there are some of us considerate motorists that abide to the speed limit around there.”
Bernadette Raine said: “There’s a pond at Bishopstone so she’s probably taking them there.”
Ducks commonly nest in gardens before walking their young to ponds and streams when the ducklings are about a day old.
More than 80 ducks were spotted crossing Eastbourne Road in Ridgewood, near Uckfield, on August 15, 2024.
There were over 80 ducks on Eastbourne road near Uckfield in August 2024 (Image: WRAS)