On 16/10/2013 21:50, Bertie Doe wrote:


"Spider" wrote in message ...

On 11/10/2013 15:58, David Hill wrote:
Had this Blue Tit on the feeder just now,
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps18fab201.jpg


All the others are normal sized, but this one was all fluffed up and
seems to have a growth on it's head, or it could be a tick.
Any ideas?

It could be avian pox. There's a link to report it on the BTO website.

I've xposted to uk.rec.birdwatching, for obs etc.

I posted to BTO and to Garden Wildlife Health | Monitoring the health of
Garden Wildlife
Tick is the agreed probability
David