Baby Bird in trouble!

[chris+soph]

Hi all, Theres a baby blackbird/thrush is my back garden. It seems to have fallen out of a tree in the wind last night. It doesnt appear to have many of its flight feathers. Its mum continues to feed it at the moment. Luckily my garden isnt particularly accessible for cats and the like.

What should I do?

[Tursiops2]

Hi, welcome to WAB

If the bird is safe from cats and it's being fed, best thing is to leave it alone. Intervention could do more harm than good.

T2

[chris+soph]

Should I intervene eventually, after a couple of days say if the mother stops feeding it? Theres plenty of slugs and things in the garden I could cut up for it. My plan is to not go in the garden and leave it alone, just watching to make sure its mum keeps coming back for now. Thanks for your advice.

[lincs lass]

Best to leave it be, mum knows where it is. She will only abandon it if it is interfered with. Unless you sit and watch non stop all day you won't know if she has abandoned it as she won't go near it if you are around. It'll probably be ok as she will move it to a safer spot when possible.

[Kayleigh]

Yep leave it alone I have had them in my garden for up to 2 weeks being fed they will sit in the undergrowth out of the way..

[chris+soph]

Thank you so much for all your help