When should you rescue a native baby bird?

A baby bird on the ground doesn’t always need rescuing, WIRES tells us when we should intervene.

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00:00If you do find a young bird on the ground I know they can sometimes look

00:10very vulnerable but they don't always require a rescue. Some things that may

00:14help you indicate if the bird does require a rescue are if they're very

00:19small and they don't have any feathers, if their eyes are closed, if they're

00:24unable to stand up or if you can't locate any parent birds in the area. If

00:30the baby is very small you probably want to scoop it up into a towel and pop it

00:34into a box and then call WISE for further advice. If the baby is a little

00:39bit bigger and does have its feathers coming through and is able to walk

00:42around you might want to get through to WISE first as we might be able to guide

00:46you on how to reunite the chick to its parents in the tree.

00:55A few items to have in your car that would help you to rescue wildlife would

01:01be something like a cardboard box, some old gardening gloves, a pillowcase and

01:07also a towel.