a toad or frog

a mill dam with trout and puddocks in it

A bird of prey, especially the red kite (Milvus milvus) and the buzzard (Buteo buteo).

A person likened to a bird of prey in being considered greedy, grasping, rapacious, etc.; specifically a petty officer of justice; a bailiff. Compare "hawk". Now rare (archaic in later use).