Baby sparrow killed by magpie and taken from my nest box. What can I do to help?
Unfortunately there is nothing you can do to help this current situation as it is against wildlife laws to interfere in any way with an active nest, just have to let nature take its course no matter how distressing to watch ... at the end of the season, in September, you can clean out the nestbox and make any adjustments you want to ready for next year!
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Thank you it was distressing watching the magpie remove the young sparrow from its nest. I will do as you advised
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