it is 2 times the size of a red poll already
and its markings are different
hope it survives
it is hard raising chicks you can't identify as is it a seed eater or an insectivore
or both
they require different diets
yes i have been thinking long tailed cuckoo
good set of legs on it makes a swee sound
outer feathers on tail have cream bar running the length of the 10mm sticking out
quite skinny
found beside a hedgerow