Found three baby birds on the garden what do I do?

[MrsTumbletap]

Got a dog and a kids part with bouncy castle (of all the days!)

So have put them together in a bucket up high in the nearest tree in the garden and mum hasn't returned for 3-4 hours.

Now what do I do? They have all their feathers but are tiny. No local rescue nearby.

Can you hide them under a bush instead, in a neighbours garden with no dog? The parents probably don't know how to deal with babies in a bucket!

Not a lot you can do unfortunately.
I work with a local rescue and looking after baby birds is very specialist and difficult. You have done your best but unless the parents come back they are doomed I'm afraid

Is there a quiet place where you could peg a cardboard box to length of twine or string? Literally peg the open box onto the line, pop the fledglings in and retreat. Mum should find her chicks.

Changed from a bucket to a smaller Tupperware with nesting material. Put it high up on the shed roof.

Still no parents and they are not accepting food or drink. heartbreaking

Are you sure the parents didn't deliberately leave them there? Lots of birds will leave chicks and come back to them. If they have all their feathers they might well be at this stage. Moving them all over the place has probably scared the parents away. Is there any chance you could put them back where you found them and keep the dog in?

Find a 24 hour vet. This will have access to wildlife rescues

(And please, FFS, don't leave the poor things in a tupperware on the shed roof. They're not a take-away for cats. Do you even know if they can get out of the tupperware? They may not be able to fly - robins (for example) kick their babies out of the nest well before the babies learn to fly, and the babies spend days hopping around low down. If they got out and fell off the shed roof, they'll presumably die from the fall.)

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

I agree with put them back (maybe on a clean towel or blanket, but not in the tupperware), bring the dog in, and give it another hour or two? Maybe keep an eye out from a distance, for any lurking cats, if you can?

If they have feathers they are likely to be fledglings and should have been left alone

If you are in Surrey I know of 2 local rescue places

Also don't know where the nest is, two were together and on the patio, one was at least 8 metres away on the other side of the garden.

@Soubriquet

Find a 24 hour vet. This will have access to wildlife rescues

Unfortunately not always. Don’t bother with the RSPCA or RSPB either, they won’t help. It’s a Rescue centre or nothing I’m afraid

Not in Surrey unfortunately

Can you put a post on your local FB pages, someone nearby might be able to help.

Mum just came back and is now feeding them!!! I'm so happy!!

Shall we put the box low down tonight on the grass?

Unfortunately by moving them & handling them you have probably sealed their fate. In future if they are not in danger just leave them, never try to feed them or put them in a nest . If they are in danger you could move them to a low branch or Bush. It's fledgling season, survival of the fittest

Please leave them and stay well away!! They are fledglings, not injured, and will still be being attended to by their parents. As soon as you touch them or move them their parents may not return... so many baby birds die this way, caused by well-intentioned humans scaring the parents off!

Handling them will not put off the mother

Their sense of smell is not like an adults. They don’t identify their babies through smell but through sound and sight

You say Mum is back! Excellent news. Leave them alone now.
Only move the box again if it gets windy (risk of blowing off) or rains!
If they have feathers they're fledgeling and may be fine.

@Soubriquet

Handling them will not put off the mother

Their sense of smell is not like an adults. They don’t identify their babies through smell but through sound and sight

No but the parents will be near by, watching. By moving them you are just disrupting the whole process. People mean well but lots of baby birds die because of well meaning humans.

Oh their mum is back, I thought op meant her mum is feeding them!. Nice, stay well away.

OP has said there's a bouncy castle abd child's party, so presumably had to move them.

If they can get out if the box, I'd leave them now.

Yep I'm staying well away. They are the most beautiful mum and dad too. They have yellow, red and black on them. They are gorgeous. Mum and dad have been back and forth loads now so I hope they will be ok. 🤞🏼

And yes I had to move them as I had a bouncy castle delivery and a birthday party happening and a dog running around. They would have been squished by the bouncy castle if I had left them.

Would leaving out seeds tonight near where they are be helpful?

Sounds like some form of tit (har har)