Fledgling thrush on ground. Intervene or not?

[SquirrelShit]

There's been a fluffy fledgling song thrush on the ground by our house for at least an hour. It's chirping but not moving around. Its parent is around (in a nearby tree). Should I do anything for it or just leave it???

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I believe you should leave it? If you touch it, won't it be abandoned by its mum?

(May have that totally wrong, hope someone more educated comes along soon )

Leave it but beat off any interested cats. Call the rspb for advice maybe?

Thank you - that was my instinct, too...

Is there a wildlife hospital near you? I would ring them for advice.

Definitely leave.

If it's not injured or in danger from predators and the parents are feeding it and staying nearby then leave it alone.

The parents will feed it on the ground and the RSPB advise to leave them.

Leave but watch is the normal advice... esp if the wee one looks healthy and happy.. scare away any large birds and unfriendly cats.. Mummy and Daddy will/should be around...

Thanks everyone. I'll keep an eye on it from a distance.

Watch out for Magpies too, they are devils for eating baby birds :-(

Fortunately we don't seem to have magpies around here, and there's only one cat that I'm aware of.

RSPB's advice is leave it well alone. Apparently, fledglings are extremely unlikely to be abandoned by their parents,even if you cannot see the parent birds,they are probably nearby,or away collecting food for the youngster.
They also say that the fledgling is demonstrating normal behaviour and doing what nature intended by leaving the nest a short while before they are able to fly. They advise keeping an eye on it from a distance and it should only be moved to a safer place as a last resort, e.g. if it was at risk from cats etc.