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| Greenfinch are particularly susceptible to the disease |
Many of us will soon start to think about feeding our garden
birds once more, even though the countryside is full of nuts and berries at the
moment. I suppose we not only enjoy watching them at close quarters, but also
like to make sure that our local birds are well catered for! There does however seem to be an increasing
chance that you might come across some birds looking rather lethargic and in
poor condition. This is because they may be suffering from Trichomoniasis – a parasite
which typically causes disease at the back of the throat and in the gullet. In adult
birds trichomoniasis is usually spread through food or drinking water being contaminated
by the droppings from an infected bird.
Greenfinch and Chaffinch seem to be particularly susceptible
to the disease, so it is important to try and keep hygiene standards to a high
level if we are not to find birds suffering in our own gardens. For more
information go to: http://www.bto.org/sites/default/files/shared_documents/gbw/associated_files/trichomonosis-fact-sheet-garden-wildlife-health.pdf
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