What bird is this?

[aidsmith]

I've seen this bird regularly near my home in Cheshire recently, does anyone know what it is?

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Sorry about poor picture quality.

[Wild-Woman]

It's a blackbird.

[Tringa]

I'd go for blackbird too. I have not seen many blackbirds with white feathers (does anyone know what the correct term is for this?) but I have heard it is not uncommon.

Sometimes they look a bit scruffy. but in some the white feathers are symmetrical.

[Adam Cheeseman]

This blackbird has a large case of partial albinism, where the pigment is lacking from the white feathers.

[Morph]

The offical term is Leucism or Leukism and is a lack of pigmentation in the feathers it affects a number of different species of bird and animal but is most obvious in Blackbirds simply because it shows up so well.
Albinism is a different condition animals usually have pink or red eyes and it affects the whole animal rather than just patches.

[aidsmith]

Thanks for the replies. I thought it looked like a blackbird, but I've never seen one with a white head before.