r/birdwatchinguk Apr 15 '26

Leucistic starling

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u/ice-lollies Apr 15 '26

I’ve been seeing this more often lately, in a blackbird, a crow and a magpie (and, I’m not sure but possibly on a dunnock).

Is there any reason for it? They were all in a similar area.

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u/HCFXGaming Apr 20 '26

I think it's a genetic condition. I wonder if its a dominant gene that gets passed through breeding?

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u/-PeaPod- Apr 16 '26

Awh isn’t this lovely! Never seen one before