Fledgling birds need to be fed smaller food that is suitable for their diets. If there are fledging birds in your garden, feed them a seed mix for fledglings, including foods like peanut granules and naked oats.
Fledgling is the stage in a flying animal's life between hatching or birth and becoming capable of flight. Fledging is the term mostly used for birds but it can also be used for baby bats! In this blog, we answer your most asked questions about baby birds!
Up, up and away...or found on the ground?
I am often contacted by people who have found a young garden bird (or birds) sitting on the ground and looking as if they have been abandoned by their parents. This can understandably cause concern.
The first thing to say is that this is very common, and in over 95% of cases, there is no need to be worried and you should not intervene. For example, this gorgeous young robin is clearly doing very well for himself and feathering up.