Well now I ve got a dilemma

Bluebelle Thank you for the updates. It’s all looking so positive ?? You’re doing a brilliant job!

Really enjoying hearing about our Stephen.

He doesn’t need a faux nest...he has made his own one.I wonder if he will return to you for food once he is an adult?

Bluebelle Well done you, you did a great job, I reckon you saved this little chap's life, good on you and without any help from services. Some people would have been calling The Fire Brigade. You've done your bit for Nature this weekend.

I haven’t read all this thread but obviously the young gull has survived several days.
Years ago I rescued a gull, put him in the shed and fed him tinned fish. As he got stronger he pecked me harder and demanded more fish and began exercising his wings.
I took him outside and opened my hands and he took off. I watched him fly all the way up the valley then out of sight.
I never forgot the thrill nor the beauty of the white bird flying away.
I do hope BlueBell’s bird does the same.

How’s Stephen Sebastian today?

Could he be 're christened Steven Seagal?

A week today since Stephen fell down my chimney into my bedroom he has weathered the storm so far
Yesterday I caught him on an old tree stump flexing his wings Neck extended and trying to practise taking off he’s way too young, no tail yet no flight feather on his wings and a Still fluffy chick But he’s practising which is a good sign

Loving following Stephen’s adventures BlueBelle.Our granddaughter was here when you first told us about him so all photos have to be screenshot and sent to her!She is loving following the adventures of BlueBelle and Stephen?

Oh how lovely susan
My friends grandson nearly 6 is mad about all nature and I ve been passing on the story and photos to him too

Stephen Sebastian you are famous

There is a children’s book in this lovely story, BlueBelle and you already have the illustrations. Stephen now has an international fan club wishing him (and his mum) well.

So pleased - and relieved - to read that Stephen's still heading in the right direction! You're doing a fantastic job

I noticed that one of 'our' young starling's feathers were changing from brown to their adult iridescent colours. I'll really miss their baby-ness behaviour!

Comparing him today to your first photos - he’s absolutely thriving on his diet of sardines and cat food! . Is his mum still about, Bluebell?

She was definitely talking to him yesterday but haven’t heard anything today I hope he’s not lonely, but maybe they don’t have the same feelings as us He s stays in his ‘nest‘ quite a lot but then I suppose he would if he was ‘at home’ He does have a cautious walk round the garden a couple of times a day He was trying to peck my compost bag today I was hoping it wouldn’t break the plastic and it didn’t, that’s about it really, he has two different calls that I ve identified one does seem a cry and I ve heard other babies making the same sound the other is a more contended sound a very quiet little short short squeak, repeated I ll have to learn the language ?

Maybe he’s like most babies and sleeps a lot! I guess mum might be out getting food for herself and perhaps has other chicks, too.

It’s all a lovely story for lockdown! ❤️

This morning I came downstairs and there was no Stephen at the back door I prepared his pilchards and did my ususal clucking noises but he didn’t come running it’s been raining most of the last 24 hours so thinking he didn’t want to venture out I went to look in his ‘nest’ ... it was empty, nothing, no sign of Stephen. I ve been all round the garden 3 times with a stick looking under the undergrowth and the shrubs and bushes nothing not a sound, not a peep, Stephen isn’t here but where can he be my first thought was a cat but there is no signs of any feathers no blood, nothing, a cat couldn’t take him without a fight although he’s a baby he’s big and got a big old peck on him I don’t think a cat could’ve got him without a fight and would need to jump up over my six -foot wall with him in its mouth and no blood or feathers anywhere
My garden is completely enclosed brick on three sides and a new very firm 8 foot fence and gate that’s locked and not been used for weeks I live on the main road, all the gardens around here are concreted for cars and garage so there is no other wildlife apart from neighbouring cats and birds that ever come to my garden
I’ve been round the garden twice it’s only small 20 x 20 poking in all the undergrowth all the shrubs it is very green at the moment but there is no sign anywhere, and he didn’t used to go far anyway I only ever saw him go up two paths or to his food or nest I ve been out to the back alleyway again nothing no body no feathers nothing ......there is no Stephen and no clues
I fed him last night as usual before I went to bed and he trotted out from his nest and ate it all up I watched him for a while then he waddled back to his nest in the rain
His mum was talking to him last night from the rooftop in fact she squawked at me when I took his food out

Somethings happened overnight but what !!!

Oh no!

Oh No BlueBelle!!! I do hope he appears soon. It sounds worrying. Even if, in the very unlikley event, that a urban fox jumped over the wall, there would be evidence I think.

He is not likely to go anywhere at night, but perhaps at first light. Could he have jumped to the top of the wall? I hope so much that there is a happy outcome.

Oh no!Hope he’s ok although the fact there are no feathers is a good sign??????

My wall is 6ft high so no that’s not a possibility
I ve lived here for 40 Years and never seen anything apart from cats and pigeons and small birds no wildlife (unfortunately) I live on a main road with an alleyway road at the back and all the neighbours gardens are concreted over fir their cars I ve hunted outside the garden as well not a feather anywhere His ‘nest‘ is not disturbed at all I had put kitchen roll soft paper and he had dried leaves under a big shrub thats exactly as it was, nothing moved
Surely if a cat got him there would have been feathers around
Total mystery ...I hate mysteries

I fed him last night and watched him waddle to his nest
It’s rained for 24 hours
There are just no clues at all

It was heavy rain at times last night and he would be cold. I just wonder (faint hope) if he has burrowed down in some dead leaves, or in a dip right at back of the wall, to be more sheltered? I hope he hasn't got ill due to being cold, so isn't coming out. I realise your garden is small and this may be a ridiculous idea. Just clutching at straws.

I know I m clutching at straws too Seacliff I ve been round the garden with a stick lifting overhanging greenery I ve pulled the bins out in case he’d hid behind them in actual fact his nest would have been the driest part to be in it was tucked in a corner and completely overhung by big caster oil leaves (they re huge) like big umbrellas and he would have ventured out for food ?

Oh no ??? Hopefully he was so well camouflaged that you didn’t see him where he’s hiding. Could he have climbed up into one of your shrubs or a tree? Clutching at straws …

I wonder how old he is?

If he was old enough to leave the nest and fall down the chimney perhaps he was near to fledging and learning to fly.
Have any of your neighbours found him in their garden if he attempted to fly then landed soon after?

No feathers is a good sign.