I came across this on Raised by Chaffinches, a blog I look at from time to time.

A disease is striking Britain's finch population causing a lingering death for chaffinches and greenfinches. If you feed the birds (and I hope you do) please read this story in today's Times then make a note to regularly clean your feeding stations and water dishes now and in the future.
For the full story in the Times On Line click here.

Please put this on your blog or website to spread the word.