Grey-headed Lapwing injury

["Graham Buchan" <>]

Folks,

Re the injury it looks very much like bumblefoot, which I have seen lots of
in gulls (look carefully at a flock of gulls and you'll find some examples)
and domestic pigeons. Its generally not fatal but as many birds legs attest,
the infection can result in necrosis with many birds having single or double
'stumps'.

For those interested there are various sites that describe it. The
descriptions and causes are listed.

www.wildlifeinformation.org/Subdirectories_
for_Search2/SampleDiseases/Bumblefoot.htm