What is wrong with my House Sparrow?

Five days ago I took pictures of this female House Sparrow and I’ve been worried about her ever since and been observing my Sparrows more intently since.
Poorly House Sparrow in my gardenAlthough we have been blessed with fantastic and healthy Fluffers this year, after the disaster of Trichomoniasis, in autumn and winter2007/2008, I have spotted this female Sparrow which acted suspiciously. Photos showed a wart like growth above the week and between the eyes.
At first I thought it to be feather mite, but I am still not happy with that either. I’ve had a Robin with what looked feather mite and the Robin lost feathers around the eyes not like this at all. Yet is it a growth?
Whatever it is, it causes the bird much discomfort, it seems itchy if this picture is anything to go by and also it had trouble calculating its flight path around the Fennel to the feeding trays in the planter. And less lethargic than I had expected.
Although there are no more birds with similar growths, I do have one or two which do behave a little out of the ordinary. It is difficult to tell really; the cold spell and strong wind conditions of this past week, or so, means that fluffed up birds do not necessarily have to be sick or poorly. It looks like it feels itchy around the eyes too?

JJ, aka Junior Jackdaw: A new name for the Star

OK, Junior has obliged to some photos to help him rise to stardom.
Mind you, there was one condition; We will be hosting images of JJ, our Jackdaw, not of Junior our juvenile Jackdaw..
Actually I found to have quite a lot and will share them over a couple of days. Trouble is, as I was sorting those pictures, who did arrive and knocked onto the edge of the planter, calling me to attention? Yep.
I’ll be glad to have these posted as there is a few other issues which need their own space.

A few of the other birds asked for a little space too, if you don’t mind.


One of the Coal TitsPart of the House Sparrow Gang; including a few of the juveniles. We still get very new ones, fledged this or last week probably. The colony has done extremely well this summer, against the odds of having lost most of the Gang's adults to the disease, Trichomoniasis, last autumn and winter.On of the Great Tits (male);And yes, here are the photos of the one you were all waiting for! With at least 4 Jackdaw Juveniles, I'm surprised at how easy it is to recognise this JJ. He/she is very special and at arrival, he will start to listen to the window or the door and to my voice. He's so sweet. And sorry, that's it, folks!