The public and fledglings!

RE: The public and fledglings!

jojofruits — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 15:28:42 GMT

Yup just PM me with your email address :)

RE: The public and fledglings!

kerryfeehan — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 19:18:35 GMT

Could you possibly send me a copy of that article please?

RE: The public and fledglings!

jojofruits — Fri, 27 May 2016 12:45:17 GMT

Unless injured the bird should be put back where it came from, and explain to the client that they then have to get right out of the way.. parents will not come down to feed it with an audience.

If they are worried about their cat getting it, then they will need to shut the cat in

We are all responsible for looking out for our british wildlife, including the general public.

I have recently spend a number of hours ( that I didn't have we were really busy!) trying to find a place for ducklings... In the end, in one case I had to get one the finder to come back and get the bird and take it to the wildlife hospital which was many miles away. People can get very annoyed when you wont take them in but we have had to make it a policy now, and most are happy if you involve them in the process and don't just take the shoebox off of them! haha

Obviously if it needs treating we will do so and then attempt to find a place for the bird to go asap.

I wrote an article and had it published in our local parish magazine about fledgelings.. leaving them alone, and explaining that they don't all take flight " a- la Disney" but it takes a few days practice to get fully airbourne!

RE: The public and fledglings!

Keely Young — Sat, 21 May 2016 18:03:07 GMT

We always tell people to take birds back and put them where they found them, preferably under some sort of shelter or not just out in the open for the parents to continue raising them - unless there is an obvious injury or illness. I always say their parents can do a better job than we could ever hope to!

I think myself and my partner took on around 14 birds last year - a couple were fledglings (one collared dove that had been picked up and carried across fields by kids therefore, unsure of where parents were and a wood pigeon who had been injured by a cat). In my very limited experience, baby pigeons/wood pigeons/doves are very robust and easy going - however, very small birds like sparrows, robins are very prone to stress and are more likely to become overstressed with human interaction.

RE: The public and fledglings!

Jessica Bell — Wed, 18 May 2016 19:55:38 GMT

Ideally yes, It's difficult to mimic the natural fledgling process because the baby would leave the next and the parent bird/s who potentially hang around the baby for a couple of days bringing it food while it explores/learns to feed itself etc.

We can hand rear baby birds easily but without putting them in the garden and following them around with some food for a couple of days, fledging them properly is very hard.

I hope this helps.