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Diseases spreading at crowded bird feeders put common garden species, especially greenfinches, at serious risk in warmer months. The RSPB now advises halting most bird feeding between 1 May and 31 October annually to curb trichomonosis. This disease has already reduced the greenfinch population by two million, landing the species on the conservation red list.
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