Balding birds

Many thanks for your reports of balding birds in gardens. Here are a few of the best pictures sent in during the last few weeks.

Blackbird (Brenda Hazel, Oxfordshire) — Blackbird (Oxfordshire)

Blackbird (Sarah Britton, County Durham) — Blackbird (County Durham)

Starling (Don Berry, Manchester) — Starling (Manchester)

Dunnock (Anthony McDonald, Yorkshire) — Dunnock (Yorkshire)

Blue Tit (Mike Jones, Mid-Glamorgan) — Blue Tit (Mid-Glamorgan)

Carrion Crow (Monica Lambert, Lincolnshire) — Carrion Crow (Lincolnshire)

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