Some of you may remember

You are lovely bluebelle. What a wonderful story.

I wondered if Cedrick was missing the warmth of his nest so I bought a Teddy from the charity shop they all laughed at me buying a teddy for a seagull
It’s not a very good photo but good enough for an ahhhhh

Cedric is doing very well and growing daily I have to stand guard when I feed him as the big gulls all start screaming at him but he is a lot less afraid of me than then

He adores grapes and eats them with great enthusiasm

Whoops forgot the photo

Oh, how lovely. You are so kind BlueBelle and I hope you get a lot of pleasure from helping Cedric. He is a very lucky bird to have found your chimney!

My friend fed his rescued gull for 22 YEARS. They can live a long time if you can keep predators away.

It looks like Cedric loves his new teddy friend!
Thank you for the photo BlueBelle.

Ahhh.. it's a shame they grow up so fast.

I've been checking to see if there have been any updates.

Not only kind, BlueBelle but you're brave, too.

I'd be very nervous of having a seagull and possibly his irate relatives watching me.

Does he peck at you, ever?

All snuggled up with his teddy.

How lovely!

Me and my Teddy bear
Have no worries, have no cares
Me and my Teddy bear
Just play and play all day.

And wait for Mummy to feed me 😃

Lovely BlueBell. How great that they fell in the 'lap' of someone who would care for them.

I reckon their parents post them down that chimney..

Then wait for the tasty food to appear!

Let's hope a pair of wings aren't donated fo that charity shop (or hope that they are!)
BlueBelle will be teaching them to fly next.

🤣🤣🤣

It really would make a lovely child's book, written just as Bluebelle writes here.

I think you’re right MissA they do post them down 🤣🤣 I think it’s lucky I was in that day because otherwise he could have been in the dark tunnel all day I don’t go in my bedroom that much in the daytime but luckily I did that day and heard him squeaking behind the fireplaces trapdoor.
Unfortunately because I had no choice but feed him (the parents didn’t) he is now more bonded with me than them The parents get very irate when I feed him and shout and scream from the flat roof outside my garden although I keep telling them I m helping, they try to muscle in and get the food before him so I have to ride shot gun and just stand by him while he cleans up his dish of food, once that’s gone the parents hot foot it off to find somewhere else to scavenge. He really squeaks loudly when they are around
I know I ve interfered with nature but I couldn’t leave him to die

Thanks everyone for your interest in Cedric

You’re wonderful Bluebell! That’s such a lovely photo.

I’m sure your chimney is selected by the parents as already suggested 😂

Cedric and his teddy bear are adorable! ❤️

A children’s book is a wonderful idea. Sea gulls get a bad rap so a book about Cedric could show the other side of his species. www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68599512

When he grows up and has his own family he'll be posting them down your chimney one by one.

Be prepared. We'll all contribute tins of tuna 😃
And old teddies.

Oh, he is growing! And more handsome by the day - Thank you for updates and photos!

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Here’s my handsome chick

( ve just witnessed a horrendous attack by an adult seagull on a baby she/he has pecked it to death within minutes throwing it around like a rag doll There was nothing I could do it was in a garden opposite me I saw it from my bedroom window it’s a long garden backing from another street it has a locked gate I could do nothing to save it I imagine it’s another fledgling fell from the roof into another birds territory
Oh it was horrible it was screaming and crying out and I could do nothing to save it )
Here’s Cedric today growing a lot
Having a good breakfast and then a drink

Poor little chick, and how upsetting for you.

Cedric grows more handsome every day! Thank you so much for posting his news and photos. They give me, and I’m sure many others, a lot of pleasure.

I wonder why they do that Bluebelle?
It sounds horrible.

I know that male animals will kill the cubs/offspring of another male then mate with the mother.

And I'm shouting at the TV "Stop that! Don't you realise you're endangered?"

Oh, that must have been awful, Bluebell, I’m so sorry you saw that.

Cedric is growing like a weed! He’s looking less like a dinosaur and more like a bird now.

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The big gulls have been swooping on Cedric and Monday and Tuesday he stopped eating much at all i was very worried however today he’s really perked up and was at my back door this morning waiting for his tuna and grapes at 6.30 He is so funny I love watching his little ways He eats then goes to his water and washes his beak has a drink then back for some more food.
After I d left this morning I heard some almighty loud squawks
Thinking the adults were back I ran back to find him with his big wings out, flapping, whilst jumping up and down
Babies usually fly by the end of July start of august so he’s practising I d love to get a photo of him jumping up and down