Help please! Found a baby bird. Pics.

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My son found this little fella hiding behind our drainpipe in the garden. He's obviously very young and I'm not sure he is able to fly. Not sure what type he is or where his nest is. A couple of adult blue tits came close when we were outside but not sure if that was his parents.
Have no idea what to do with him! He's in a weighed down box on top of the wheelie bin at the moment. I'm scared of putting high up in a shrub in case he falls out.
It doesn't seem to be injured but it's hard to tell whether his legs are ok.

It could have been a fledgling and maybe you shouldn't have touched it. The parents feed it until it can fly

Does it have feathers? I dont see a picture

Can’t see a pic. Call the rspcb for advice

I've barely touched it. Just got it off the ground and moved it very close to where it was. I didn't want a cat to get it.

This is useful

www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/wildlife/orphanedanimals/youngbirds

Though not sure vets will welcome baby birds being taken to them. Also RSPB have their own guidance.

As an aside we took one in, blackbird fledgling that a magpie was attacking, and our animal mad dd looked after it for a couple of days but it died (think magpie had pecked it hard on head and it had a stroke). It was very cute.

Pic. Although I'll probably get flamed. Thanks I'll call around. Most places shut. Hence posting on here.

Thanks @Gwynfluff I'll have a look

Looks like it could be a goldfinch.

It's did have bits of yellow on its wings. And a speckled breast.

www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/advice/how-you-can-help-birds/injured-and-baby-birds/baby-birds/

My mum saved a fledging wren once. Mashed it worms. It became very tame and used to sit on her shoulder.

Looks like it has feathers. If it's not injured it should have been left alone. Fledgelings spend a day or 2 on the ground before flying away

Do you have bushes near the drainpipe that you could hide him under to see if his parents come back

If it has feathers, it's a fledgling and will probably be able to fly soon. Put it off the ground (in a shrub is fine) close to where you found it. Its parents will probably be along soon.

If it's a nestling without feathers, unfortunately it is likely to die. It would be very difficult for you to rear it in this situation without specialist equipment such as heaters.

It's definitely a fledgling. I'll put it in the shrubs nearby. Thanks.