Unknown bird, Bulgaria (1 Viewer)

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venta7

New member

• Jul 6, 2013

• #1

Hello to all,
I found this bird two days ago on the ground infront of my house.
It is not able to fly and probably is injured. I've decided to take care of it (eventhough I know nothing about birds) till it gets better.
Could anybody tell me what bird it is?

Thank you
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The bird is as big as a sparrow.

 

Last edited: Jul 6, 2013

tconzemi

Tom

Supporter

• Jul 6, 2013

• #2

Common swift nestling almost ready to fly
Very difficult to raise, they must get only insects

 

chris butterworth

aka The Person Named Above

• Jul 6, 2013

• #3

Hi venta7 and welcome to Birforum. The bird is a Common Swift. They cannot take flight from the ground or a floor as, apart from when they're sitting on eggs they spend their whole life flying. It sounds drastic, but take it up a tallish building and hold it in your open hands with its head facing upward and see if it will fly off on its own.

Chris

 

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venta7

New member

• Jul 6, 2013

• #4

Thanks Chris,
Here is 22:21 right now, do these kind of birds can flight at night? Just curious, I'm not sure that it is eating the seeds that I gave it (there is some poop, though) )

 

V

venta7

New member

• Jul 6, 2013

• #5

tconzemi said:

Common swift nestling almost ready to fly
Very difficult to raise, they must get only insects

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Thanks Tom for the details about the insects, I was feeding it with seeds.

 

lou salomon

the birdonist

• Jul 6, 2013

• #6

you probably won't be able to feed it, it takes only small insects in flight and, no, they don't fly at night. do as proposed by chris tomorrow morning.