What to do when you find an injured or baby bird.....

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Please first make sure the bird isn't injured, if it has blood on the beak or anywhere on the feathers or has been caught by a cat please get the bird immediately to a wildlife rehabber or wildlife friendly vet, if you are unsure of how to find one please go to 'Help Wildlife UK' and put in your postcode. Cat saliva is toxic and will immediately start to poison the bloodstream so let the vets know they need antibiotics straight away and remember vets are obligated to treat wildlife for free.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FEED OR WATER THE BIRD UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN ADVICE BY A REHABBER TO DO SO, THIS CAN BE FATAL!!

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If you have found a baby bird, please assess if it needs picking up first-

• Check and listen for the parents, calling or coming near to feed 
• Stand back and watch quietly for at least 40 mins 
• Try to reach us or a wildlife rehabber nearest to you to assess what to do next.
• If the baby is bright eyed and fluffy feathered and hopping around please do not touch and keep all domestic predators like cats and dogs indoors for as long as possible, this is a healthy fledgling learning to fly and could stay on the ground for the day until sunset which is totally normal.
• If the baby is balding or pink and eyes closed then you need to act fast to get this baby warm, even on a hot day in summer, do a fleeced covered warm hot water bottle not too hot and pop the baby directly onto the fleece cover gently with another fleece or blanket and check if it has a chill on the inner part of your wrist or your lips, it should feel clammy and warm no chill at all and be a healthy pink colour, once warmed it should begin to wriggle and ask for food. 
• Do not attempt to feed or water, nestlings would only have access to the parents feeding and not direct water as the baby will asperate and later die.
• If the baby is still warm and asking for food you can normally feed most finches and songbirds some grain based dog kibble that's been completely softened in warm water and drained until spongy, do not drip any water down the throat just very soft food in small pieces until the baby closes its beak again and then keep warm as above until you can get them to a rehabber. 
• If its a baby corvid then mince/blueberry/scrambled egg or soaked kibble will be fine. again do not feed unless they are gaping and calling for food.