This was just posted through my letterbox...

[NamingIsTough]

It's real, it moves. What the fuck do I do!?

Well done OP! I've rescued a couple of birds but none this tiny!

This type of thing isn't done for every nestling though, is it? What a daft thing to say.

Where do you live? You need to get itbtina wildlife/bird hospital asap :( Put it in a dark box with something soft in it and get it there asap.xx

Sorry i didnt read the whole thread. Well done for helping him 😘

I agree with all the negative pps but I still hope this little one pulls through - good work OP.

Any update op?
So sad reading this thread.
People complaining about fuel? So what!
Op you did such a nice thing!
We hand reared a baby bird once, but it was a lot older than that.
Came back and had young for a few years too

Oh dear, I'd be so sad to have such a tiny baby bird on my doorstep, on my responsibility.

Well done for trying and fingers and toes crossed,

I hate to say it, but we had a tiny bird fall out of its nest about this size. I'm pretty sure it was due to magpies. At that age they stand very little chance, not only because of the feeding issue, but also due to shock. Poor little thing though. Whoever posted it through your letterbox, makes me think that they were being cruel too, because it would have dropped mother relatively long way compared to its size and would have been cold for a while. I wish you all the very best and whatever route you take, I'm sure you will do your best and that's enough.

The point is, vets do indeed take wildlife in for free. Hope the little one is ok
I found a magpie (called him Derek) walking about just across the road from a vet. Not sure what was wrong but he (?she) was just walking around on the pavement, I dropped a cardigan over him and picked him up and he didn't struggle so something wrong.

The vet took a few details and I signed him over to RSPCA/care of some charity, exactly as you would if you were giving up a pet for re homing.

Anyone living within cooee of Haddenham in Bucks (near Thame) can take any distressed birds/wildlife to the Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital. They do tremendous work in rescuing wildlife. Anything able to survive in the wild after recovery is released the rest find sanctuary there.
Well worth a visit esp at nesting time when you can view the tiny birds and baby rabbits, squirrels etc being fed. They take on birds that are just hatched and seem to have a great success rate.
Great afternoon out for the children as educational, there is a hedgehog museum, a shop and you can get a cupcake and an ice cream. Look up details on the Internet.

I hope that this little bird got some help - is there an update, please?

Sivercatowner: vets will treat wildlife for free yes, they will wring its neck and put it out of its misery quickly and painlessly. Which is what I'd do, it has no chance of surviving

I daresay that some vets are like this, but thankfully not all vets are the same. A vet in our area frequently takes in wildlife and looks after the animals, posting updates and photos on their Facebook page. And bird sanctuaries nurse birds this age - or even younger - to adulthood.

Did you hear anymore about the poor little thing naming ?