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Bird Advice 17:16 - Sep 2 with 2450 viewsGaryHaddock

No, not that kind.

Found a injured juvenile magpie this morning outside my flat with a bloodied head. Doesn’t fly off when approached or react to me in general, but is clearly alive and otherwise uninjured. I assume it’s been attacked by something / other magpies.

Anyway, all the online advice is to take it to a sanctuary. My motor is getting fixed and is out of action for a couple of days and none of them can pick it up. They have otherwise not offered any advice.

I don’t have a garden, so the thing is just sitting / shitting in a box in my airing cupboard and now I’m stuck with it.

Any ideas?
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Bird Advice on 17:18 - Sep 2 with 2419 viewsJuzzie

RSPCA / RSPB?

I think they may come around and collect?
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Bird Advice on 17:22 - Sep 2 with 2379 viewsGaryHaddock

Bird Advice on 17:18 - Sep 2 by Juzzie

RSPCA / RSPB?

I think they may come around and collect?
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Apparently not. RSPB referred me to RSPCA and they didn’t pick up the phone. Online RSPCA advice says take it to a sanctuary which is ten miles away.

I haven’t got the front to ring a taxi for a fcking magpie.
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Bird Advice on 17:26 - Sep 2 with 2348 viewsJuzzie

Bird Advice on 17:22 - Sep 2 by GaryHaddock

Apparently not. RSPB referred me to RSPCA and they didn’t pick up the phone. Online RSPCA advice says take it to a sanctuary which is ten miles away.

I haven’t got the front to ring a taxi for a fcking magpie.


If it survives the next 24 hours, it may be OK otherwise......


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Bird Advice on 17:51 - Sep 2 with 2224 viewsCateLeBonR

https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/wildlife/rescuecentre

Failing that I guess put it in the nearest bit of wooded area to where you found it. Not sure what else you can do.
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Bird Advice on 17:51 - Sep 2 with 2224 viewsqpr_1968

you've done your best mate....

in the mean time just chill out this....


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Bird Advice on 18:07 - Sep 2 with 2140 viewsBoston

My Dad, solid country type, used to put injured birds in a box, never fed 'em, but I think he put water in occasionally. After a couple of days, most were let go...and yes they appeared to fly away as normal.
I'm sure he had a few other tricks, but too long ago to recall.

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Bird Advice on 03:13 - Sep 3 with 1806 viewsPlanetHonneywood

The Daily Star would love this: 'Haddock catches Magpie - boffins stumped!'

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Bird Advice on 09:14 - Sep 3 with 1576 viewsdublinr

I reared a magpie. One of the most rewarding things I've ever done.

Do feed him. Cat food soaked in water, hard boiled egg, red pepper, soft fruit. They need plenty of protein and get their water through their food. Juvenile magpies don't drink water.

If he was scratched by a cat he won't survive without antibiotics, but if he fell from the nest or got in a fight with another bird, he could easily make it.

Magpies are extraordinarily intelligent birds. Ours became part of the family, sitting on shoulders etc, until he learned to fly and left to live in the garden. Give it a go.


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Bird Advice on 10:20 - Sep 3 with 1457 viewsjohann28

Bird Advice on 09:14 - Sep 3 by dublinr

I reared a magpie. One of the most rewarding things I've ever done.

Do feed him. Cat food soaked in water, hard boiled egg, red pepper, soft fruit. They need plenty of protein and get their water through their food. Juvenile magpies don't drink water.

If he was scratched by a cat he won't survive without antibiotics, but if he fell from the nest or got in a fight with another bird, he could easily make it.

Magpies are extraordinarily intelligent birds. Ours became part of the family, sitting on shoulders etc, until he learned to fly and left to live in the garden. Give it a go.


As dublinr says, they are quite fond of soft fruit such as ripe pears, berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries) and seeds such as oats and cooked rice. He'll love you for life.
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Bird Advice on 11:11 - Sep 3 with 1369 viewsDiggertheMole

A jay (basically the same bird) was injured in our garden. HIs/her injuries sound very similar to your magpie. Neither my wife nor I had much of a clue but we rang local pet shop who accepted the bird. A sanctuary would be best but the pet shop staff said that there is an organization who care for injured wild birds and they would collect our jay
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Bird Advice on 11:23 - Sep 3 with 1317 viewsPlanetHonneywood

Bird Advice on 11:11 - Sep 3 by DiggertheMole

A jay (basically the same bird) was injured in our garden. HIs/her injuries sound very similar to your magpie. Neither my wife nor I had much of a clue but we rang local pet shop who accepted the bird. A sanctuary would be best but the pet shop staff said that there is an organization who care for injured wild birds and they would collect our jay


Daily Star would love this too: Mole saves Jay!

Expect a picture of Jay from the Inbetweeners though.

That said, lovely to read yours and dublinr's posts about simple caring for animals.

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Bird Advice on 11:40 - Sep 3 with 1251 viewsGaryHaddock

Brown bread I’m afraid guys but thanks for the advice.
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Bird Advice on 13:11 - Sep 3 with 1122 viewsJuzzie

Bird Advice on 11:40 - Sep 3 by GaryHaddock

Brown bread I’m afraid guys but thanks for the advice.


Poor thing. I suspect a cat got involved which is normally pretty terminal. We have a sparrow buried in our garden after such a situation, poor thing didn't last the night.
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Bird Advice on 13:13 - Sep 3 with 1116 viewsGaryHaddock

Bird Advice on 13:11 - Sep 3 by Juzzie

Poor thing. I suspect a cat got involved which is normally pretty terminal. We have a sparrow buried in our garden after such a situation, poor thing didn't last the night.


No injuries except on his head and eye. Pecked to death I reckon.
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Bird Advice on 13:20 - Sep 3 with 1075 viewsFredManRave

Bird Advice on 11:40 - Sep 3 by GaryHaddock

Brown bread I’m afraid guys but thanks for the advice.


Way Aye, Man, that's sad news for the bairn.

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Bird Advice on 14:59 - Sep 3 with 981 viewsR_from_afar

Sorry to hear the magpie is no more 😔

We found a seemingly abandoned baby bird in our garden once and looked online for advice on what to do.

The consensus seemed to be: Put it in an open container and then wedge the container securely in a tree or bush, reasonably high up.

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Bird Advice on 16:35 - Sep 3 with 894 viewsPlanetHonneywood

Bird Advice on 11:40 - Sep 3 by GaryHaddock

Brown bread I’m afraid guys but thanks for the advice.


Magpie shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary magpie, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember magpie.

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Bird Advice on 16:45 - Sep 3 with 874 viewsTonto

So it's one for sorrow, two for joy etc. What is it for a dead one?

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Bird Advice on 16:46 - Sep 3 with 871 viewsGaryHaddock

Bird Advice on 16:45 - Sep 3 by Tonto

So it's one for sorrow, two for joy etc. What is it for a dead one?


Bird flu, according to the internet.
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Bird Advice on 17:55 - Sep 3 with 781 viewsstevec

Bird Advice on 11:40 - Sep 3 by GaryHaddock

Brown bread I’m afraid guys but thanks for the advice.


They like white bread too. I always chuck them the end bits.
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