Fat finches in the garden today

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had a couple of hours bird watching from the kitchen today, first bit of time to do so this year and really pleased to see so many varieties including a robin, lots of goldfinches, sparrows, greenfinch, bullfinches and jackdaws etc
one of the greenfinches was huge (as was one of the goldfinches), I mean the size of a tennis ball. Stupid question, is it just pregnant? Do pregnant birds get visibly bigger?
one of the greenfinches was huge (as was one of the goldfinches), I mean the size of a tennis ball. Stupid question, is it just pregnant? Do pregnant birds get visibly bigger?
Kitchen project - Apologies in advance for all the questions!
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I didn't noticed any last year
This affected thousands of the Finch family about 5 or 6 years ago.
It was awful to see the infected birds, the most obvious sign that I recognised was the larger body size, inability to eat - leading to lethargy, and shaking their head.