Infected mosquitos are spreading the deadly Usutu virus to blackbirds, across the UK.
The Blackbird is one of the most common UK birds whose mellow song is also a favourite.
Male Blackbirds are black with a bright orange-yellow beak and yellow eye-ring. Female Blackbirds are brown (often with spots and streaks on their breasts) with a brown beak.
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