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Hi people,ive just rescued a very small bird(feathered variety)in the garden.Ive put it in a large box in the house away from cats,its not injured but wont fly off.Whats best course of action,cheers.

In reply to blackcat:

depends. is it big enough to make cooking it a viable option?

In reply to blackcat:

Have you got a hedge in your garden to put it in? Worth doing if so.

In reply to blackcat:

You have not 'rescued' a very small bird, you have removed a fledgling from it's parent (the adult would have been close by, encouraging the young one to fly or find food for it in the meantime) and it's natural development. Please put it back! This is the way things happen, fledgling can fly but is unskilled and spends a period on the ground or in vegetation until it learns it's craft. And yes, mortality rates by feline predators are high, but this is one of the peril of urban birds.

In reply to blackcat:

Ironic post given your username

In reply to Grim: will do,cheers

In reply to James90:Not realy ha.

In reply to ThunderCat:I know lol.

In reply to ThunderCat:

Parents eh? Mr & Mrs Reaper's little joke!

In reply to blackcat:

Sorry, post was heavy handed (and a little preachy)- This is how it is done on UKC, no?

In reply to Grim:


For shame. Gently does it.

Plus everything you said in your previous post, other than giving it a little height for protection and take-off

Martin MRCVS