twenty Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Found a dead female greenfinch on the birdtable this morning, signs of trichomonosis (uneaten food around bill). Also found a dead Goldfinch under the feeders about three weeks ago, looked like the same cause of death. A pair of Black Redstarts on Gloucester Cathedral at the moment, if anyone is local and interested. All the best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chrisjpainter Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Boooo. have you sent it off to be analysed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Walker570 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 I understand that there has been a widespread disease effecting finch in the UK. Would this be a case. One of the reasons I was given for the drastic drop in Greenfinches. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Officer Barbrady Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 We have this awful disease affecting finches around East Anglia. Pops up sporadically and we have to remove the feeders when we see it to help reduce the spread. Have seen Goldfinch’s, Greenfinch’s and Chaffinch’s with it at different times over the years here. Saw a little Redpoll recently that was behaving unusually but I’m not certain it had this particular disease. Have also seen a few chaffinch’s with thick, scaly legs about as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twenty Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 (edited) 6 hours ago, chrisjpainter said: Boooo. have you sent it off to be analysed? I have not to be fair, but it is definitely Tricho.........basically the same as frounce in pigeon. All the best. Edited March 9 by twenty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twenty Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 5 hours ago, Walker570 said: I understand that there has been a widespread disease effecting finch in the UK. Would this be a case. One of the reasons I was given for the drastic drop in Greenfinches. Yeah definitely a case of tricho,.......such a shame, as we have not seen many Greenfinch in the garden this winter, and only the occasional Chaffinch. Plenty of Goldfinch though..........not unusual to have 6-10 on the feeders at any one time, All the best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Walker570 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 I think I saw a bunch of Goldfinch yesterday swoop into a pheasant feeder and then depart very quickly. Distinctive colouring but they were 30yrds away through trees. Our neighbour behind our farmhouse has a regular visit of goldfinches from out wood but we have never seen them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
London Best Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Seeing plenty of goldfinches around here, but greenfinches seem rare these days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fisheruk Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 We have plenty of Goldfinch, a few Greenfinch and a couple of pairs of Chaffinch. Now we have a pair of Bullfinch coming every day. The hen bullfinch really is top of the pecking order. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twenty Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 14 hours ago, Fisheruk said: We have plenty of Goldfinch, a few Greenfinch and a couple of pairs of Chaffinch. Now we have a pair of Bullfinch coming every day. The hen bullfinch really is top of the pecking order. That's nice getting a pair of Bullfinch visiting,..............had a pair of Herring Gull gorging on the scraps on the bird table yesterday.......one had a leg ring. Also a pair of Ravens already feeding their nestlings locally, female was sitting on eggs early February. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
old'un Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 See regular outbreaks of canker in wood pigeons, collard doves, house sparrows and green finches, we get large flocks of gold finches but they do not seem to have been effected badly, bull finches are well down in numbers with just the odd pair on the feeders, the same for green finches. There was an article about large numbers of wood pigeons dying from canker in Ireland. If you wish you can report any bird deaths to the BTO...https://www.bto.org/our-science/projects/gbw/gardens-wildlife/garden-birds/disease/trichomonosis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JerryT Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 I too found a chaffinch dead on the patio this afternoon. Looked in very good condition with no signs of disease, just wondered if it might have flown into the patio window. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twenty Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 11 minutes ago, JerryT said: I too found a chaffinch dead on the patio this afternoon. Looked in very good condition with no signs of disease, just wondered if it might have flown into the patio window. Probably a window accident, but if you can open its beak, and see a yeast like deposit in the mouth/throat area, it would be trichomonosis, All the best Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JerryT Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Oh ok, thanks. I’ll have a quick look tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southeastpete Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Shame, greenfinches have a special place in my heart after I had two as pets as a kid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldypigeonpopper Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Hello, there's been quite a few yellowhammers on the farm recently, they like the hedgerow near the grain store, I chuck out some wheat for the small birds through the winter, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twenty Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 2 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, there's been quite a few yellowhammers on the farm recently, they like the hedgerow near the grain store, I chuck out some wheat for the small birds through the winter, Lovely to see yellowhammers isn't it,......Linnets as well........A House Martin spotted over the Forest of Dean (Littledean), yesterday. All the best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDog Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I know it's the geographical location of this County but we have huge flocks of Yellow Hammers, Greenfinches, Lesser Redpoll, Linnets etc Two days ago I saw a huge flock of Fieldfares feeding up then heading North on their return migration. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twenty Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 6 hours ago, JDog said: I know it's the geographical location of this County but we have huge flocks of Yellow Hammers, Greenfinches, Lesser Redpoll, Linnets etc Two days ago I saw a huge flock of Fieldfares feeding up then heading North on their return migration. Greenfinch have been scarce in these parts for some time now, used to be regular garden visitors, but not in recent years. 29 Dark- bellied Brent geese on the River Severn at Purton yesterday. All the best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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