Help Bluetit Chick

[mistyblu]

Can someone help me with blue tit chicks. We have Blue tits ready to fledge infact we watched the chicks today as one left the nest and landed on the gravel it tried to climb the walls and such a few times.

Problem is we have naughty cats next door one of which has had its eye on the box already.

I lifted the bird back into the bo as i was afraid to go out and leave it on the ground.

Earlier another/same one? left the box, it has taken refuge behind a tree, its parents know where it is and have been feedign it.

Am i better to leave it alone now? I will be on cat watch for most of whats left of the evening

Thnaks for any help with this, my 1st time having birds in a nesting box.

Misty

[Bub-les]

Yes its best to leave the birds alone. By all means watch out for the cats and shoo them away. Mum and Dad will continue to feed the fledglings for a while and they'll probably roost together at night in your bushes. Hope all goes well.
Barbara

[witham]

It can be a bit worrying especially for us ladyees, when the fledglings leave a nest, there's so many things that can go wrong with all the two and four legged, feathered and furred predators out there, you just have to keep your fingers crossed and hope for the best, mind you that doesn't stop me shooing the flaming crows, magpies, jackdaws etc away

[RobinP]

You can put the chicks back in their box but they just keep coming out again, I've experienced that a few times myself; in the end you just have to leave them to nature's fate and hope for the best. Sounds like the first poster is doing exactly the right things

[mistyblu]

Thanks Everyone for you help and answers

Well

I stayed up on cat watch lol but dozed off and woke to such a commotion ran out straight away but nothing and all was quiet, went to where the fledgling was last i saw it, but it wasnt there nor was there any noise in the bird box.

This morning i was up bright and early and went out to see how things were all was quiet, has been quiet all day, although i did see A fledgling with its parent, the blue tits are around but the bird box appears to be quiet and empty!!!

They could have waited to go wen i had my camera at the ready especially after i was up on cat watch LOL.

How long do i leave the box b4 i take it down to clean? I have heard wasps might take over once birds have gone and its the last thing i want being allergic to there sting

Thanks Misty