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If you see a bird (and it's usually a greenfinch) which looks "puffed up", has food caked around its mouth and looks to be having trouble eating or breathing (if your feeder is close enough, it's pretty obvious) then you need to bring in your feeders and empty your bird bath for at least two weeks to avoid it spreading. That way, any infected birds will die off by the time you put the feeders out again. Good feeder hygiene is important and it is recommended that you disinfect the feeders every two weeks, though it's probably best to do it more often. I wipe the feeders down with anti-bac wipes before each refill. We did have one case late last Summer, but I think we managed to nip it in the bud.
The Trichomonosis parasite desiccates readily, so it tends to be absent or reduced in long, dry seasons but if it's hot and damp, it's best to be on the lookout for it.
Luckily, around our way the greenfinch numbers have risen well over the past few years, though chaffinches have been noticeably absent until very recently.
I said maybe.....
Lesser spotted does not have the red under the tail.
More likely a grey wagtail. Yellow wagtails are not the type of bird to usually visit gardens, they are farmland birds, see them in corn fields. Grey wagtails might be attracted to your pond though if you have one.
Also saw a green woodpecker on our walk this morning, which was pretty awesome; never seen one before.