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The public is being urged by conservationists to help with tracking a spreading bird disease that in recent years has taken a hold of many garden birds, and particularly the Great Tits, which are being spotted with lesions that are caused by the disease. The first case of British avian pox was confirmed by scientists in [...]  Three birds are causing a stir amongst twitchers as their sightings in gardens have reached record levels. The birds in question are the goldfinch, Bullfinch and the Reed Bunting. Other species have also been seen in gardens far more than usual, mainly due to the freezing winter conditions eliminating their natural sources of wild food. As [...] People that want to see more birds enter their garden may want to think about installing a few feeders as part of an easy DIY project. Wildlife advisor for the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds), Kirsi Peck, stated that a simple addition such as two to three feeders can increase the amount of [...] A disease that has wrecked havoc on over half a million of the UK’s birds is being spread via bird baths and feeders it has been discovered. Gardeners may actually be aiding the spread of the disease because infected bird baths and dirty feeders help the Trichomonas gallinae bacteria to spread. The bacteria cause’s birds’ throats [...] As a result of the freeze during last winter the RSPB has reported that the amount of small birds such as goldcrests and coal tits has fallen. According to the charity’s yearly Big Garden Birdwatch, the numbers of goldcrests fell by 75% and coal tit numbers fell by 20%. While there are some garden visitors such as hedgehogs, ladybirds, and bees that are usually welcome, it is hard to say for sure whether birds are a welcome addition or not. This is due to the fact that there are some birds that can rip a garden apart while other birds help control the growth rate [...] |
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