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Knocked down Sparrows Nest, 5 nestling, what to do?

drunkmonkey · 2010-09-02 19:36:42

I took down a nest from the eve of the house this evening, we thought all the sparrows had gone but it wasn't until I took it down I saw them. They parents were flying around for a while, didn't know what to do so stuck the nest in a cardboard box on the roof with the 5 nestlings in it with the remains of the nest, I think…

02-09-2010 08:36PM

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drunkmonkey

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I took down a nest from the eve of the house this evening, we thought all the sparrows had gone but it wasn't until I took it down I saw them.
They parents were flying around for a while, didn't know what to do so stuck the nest in a cardboard box on the roof with the 5 nestlings in it with the remains of the nest, I think there about 7 days old.
Any ideas what I should do to give these little guys the best chance at survival, is it possible the parents will find the box on the roof?

Edit: Could someone move this to the correct forum, only saw it now, tks.

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Hopefully they will start feeding them once they hear them calling, check out the website wildlifematters.ie for more help though.

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