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Baby bird fell from nest - what shall we do with it??


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We found a baby sparrow on the ground this afternoon with its' mother nearby. The mother flew off when we approached. The nest is 3 floors up, in a gutter which is not accessible to us to put it back. the bird is young (short tail, fluffy head) and appears unharmed. It can hop about easily but does not fly away. After speaking to the RSPB, RSPCA + a local vet, we have carefully put it on a ledge which is accessible to the mother but out of the way of cats and foxes.

We put it in a plastic box without touching it with our hands (used the box lid to carefully encourage it to hop in.)

The box is open at one side so it can hop out onto the flat surface of the ledge. It went outside the box but has now gone back in. I heard a lot of chirping going on from the gutter earlier- maybe the mother??

We're not sure what to do when it gets later (and colder) tonight.

Are there any wildlife experts out there who can give helpful advice?

I've attached a photo showing where the nest is, where it landed and the ledge we have put the open sided box on.

thanks for any suggestions.

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