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21-06-2006, 10:02 PM
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| | | Bald Great tit
I have seen this Great tit around for the passed week or so, it looks healthy other than the bald head. Its appearance is improving, it looks as the feathers are growing back. I wonder if anyone can tell me if the damage is due to some sort of mites or is it a result of aggression from other birds possibly mating  . Neil |
21-06-2006, 10:35 PM
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| | | Re: Bald Great tit
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Originally Posted by Neil I have seen this Great tit around for the passed week or so, it looks healthy other than the bald head. Its appearance is improving, it looks as the feathers are growing back. I wonder if anyone can tell me if the damage is due to some sort of mites or is it a result of aggression from other birds possibly mating . Neil | Can't help you with an answer but I have a very bald chaffinch and it look like a vulture , poor little thing.  |
22-06-2006, 08:14 AM
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| | | Re: Bald Great tit
We have a blackbird visiting the bird table regularly which, similarly, has a bald area but this time on its chest. I thought it may be a mite problem, added to which there's been so little warm sunshine this year that they are not 'sunbathing'.
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22-06-2006, 08:43 AM
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| | | Re: Bald Great tit
feather loss like this seems to be quite common at the moment. I've read that it can simply be a result of the extra exertion required in mating and rearing young and hence the adult birds have simply become 'run-down'. There may be more to it, of course.
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22-06-2006, 09:13 AM
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| | | Re: Bald Great tit
It's probably been visiting a nest box with a hole too small for it..worn out poor thing! |
23-06-2006, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by glsammy It's probably been visiting a nest box with a hole too small for it..worn out poor thing! | You could be right there glsammy. My little chaffinch was a very happy chappy singing for all it's worth. The rest of his feathers are in neautiful condition |
23-06-2006, 09:21 AM
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| | | Re: Bald Great tit
Good old Bill Oddie showed a few minutes of a very bald bluetit ,and currently there is a robin in my garden looking pretty shook
Could it be lack of food ,and stress in the birds from breeding and rearing young I know it has taken its toll of me 
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23-06-2006, 11:27 AM
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| | | Re: Bald Great tit
This is exactly how the blue tit in our garden looks, except ours has no feathers on his head, poor wee thing. There's also a house sparrow with the same look.
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24-06-2006, 02:23 PM
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| | | Re: Bald Great tit
....all of the above, plus I'm sure I saw a program that said some species of bird lose feathers around their chest/abdomen to ensure the eggs get as much body heat as possible. |
24-06-2006, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Gaina ....all of the above, plus I'm sure I saw a program that said some species of bird lose feathers around their chest/abdomen to ensure the eggs get as much body heat as possible. | Hi Gaina. Thanks for the comments, like the thought it is for the kids and not bullying. Neil | | | |
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