Chaffinch numbers have drastically declined in recent years, mainly due to a virus called trichomonis which is deadly to birds.

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Chaffinch numbers have drastically declined in recent years, mainly due to a virus called trichomonis which is deadly to birds. In some areas the populations seem to be slowly recovering.

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Location: Sutton Bank, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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