Is this bird young or ill?

[daveO]

Found this guy snoozing on the bird table this morning. It flew off when I topped the food up and came back again but flew like a young bird still trying out it's wings. It looks to be a finch of some kind, possibly a greenfinch which are apparently quite susceptable to disease. We get the odd one or 2 of them now and then but it seems very early for a fledgling. I'm going to sterilise everything later anyway just in case it was sick.

 

[Mesquite]

Looks like an adult female greenfinch.

 

[Macaroon]

Yes, sterilise everything straight off, it is an adult greenfinch and there is a lot of disease about in the finch population. I've had three or four people spotted them in gardens hereabouts ( Lower Wye Valley) and hygeine is the first step in stopping whatever it is going through them like wildfire.
We had a major outbreak of it on the English side of the Wye a few years ago and they've only lately recovered from it............

I just hope it doesn't come like that again!

 

[quietone]

Looks like a female chaffinch to me.

 

[daveO]

Yes, sterilise everything straight off, it is an adult greenfinch and there is a lot of disease about in the finch population. I've had three or four people spotted them in gardens hereabouts ( Lower Wye Valley) and hygeine is the first step in stopping whatever it is going through them like wildfire.
We had a major outbreak of it on the English side of the Wye a few years ago and they've only lately recovered from it............

I just hope it doesn't come like that again!

I'm Heads of The Valleys so not too far in bird terms I guess. I try to keep everything pretty clean but I can't speak for the neighbours. I'll give it another scrub and a jeyes fluid bath later though.

 

[gowersponger]

lovely photo mate although it makes me sad. a lot of birds are confused by the freak weather we had

 

[smojo]

Looks like a young chaffinch. Fluffy feathers and colour of beak.

 

[gowersponger]

I have a bad feeling you may be right , the weather is random so is uk now such a shame

 

[Bowlander]

Looks like its got trichomonosis. Its a bit early/late for a fledgling.

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