Plover

[dick dasterdly]

I nearly stepped on a bird on the beach this morning, and looking at pictures on the internet I assume it's a juvenile plover.

 

Going back an hour later, it was still there - un-moving/not resisting and silent (even when I picked it up), so I took him/her home.

 

Back home, I tried to give water with a syringe - which encouraged him/her to drink from the 'bowl' of water placed beneath his beak, but he's showing no interest in cat food/aquarium worms.

 

A long shot I know - but does anyone have any idea what and how I should feed this bird until he regains his strength and can be taken back to the beach?

Edited May 12, 2018 by dick dasterdly

[worgeordie]

Where you picked it up from was most likely its nest,

they use the sit still and try and blend in as a defence,

move and they will surely get eaten.

regards worgeordie

[dick dasterdly]

16 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

Where you picked it up from was most likely its nest,

they use the sit still and try and blend in as a defence,

move and they will surely get eaten.

regards worgeordie

The first time I saw the bird I picked it up (in a tissue) to check for any obvious injures.  There were none, so I moved it approx. 3 feet further from the incoming tide.  If there was a nest, it would have been washed away.

 

Going back an hour later, the bird hadn't moved back to the original site - and hasn't moved at all since throughout transportation and now being in a box.

[dick dasterdly]

Sadly, the poor bird has now died making the question irrelevant .