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Help with nest and chicks .

blinkey 101 · 2012-07-03 20:43:16

Hi folks need some help .i was out cutting my hedge the other day and decovered a nest smack on the top of my hedge . I left the nest alone and a few mins later two finch type birds arrived. The thing is I was out in the garden thismorning and out of the blue a kestrel took one of the parents. it all happened in a flash.…

03-07-2012 9:43pm

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blinkey 101

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Hi folks need some help .i was out cutting my hedge the other day and decovered a nest smack on the top of my hedge .
I left the nest alone and a few mins later two finch type birds arrived.

The thing is I was out in the garden thismorning and out of the blue a kestrel took one of the parents.

it all happened in a flash. the problem is I haven't seen the mother/father since.

the chick were coming on great but now I don't know what to do . Any advice would be much appreciated .

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#2 03-07-2012 11:30pm

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Its highly unikely the remaining parent will be back id say. I dont know anything about rearing wild birds but ill pm you the name of an organisation who may be able to help.

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#3 03-07-2012 11:37pm

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OP I have moved your new thread to Nature & Birdwatching, please don't spam forums by posting the same thing repeatedly.

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