Blue Tit with very,very long beak (1 Viewer)

I have had a BT visiting my garden for over a week now and thought that it was always carrying nesting material but after looking at it through my bins today, I noticed that its beak was just under an inch long!!

I could not see whether this was just the top part of its beak but I've never seen anything like this before. It is also very, very pale - much paler than a female. I'm glad to say this it is feeding well though.

I wondered if anyone else had seen one like this and what could cause it?

Like this one in the Netherlands? http://www.birdpix.nl/album_page.php?pic_id=47899
The bill keeps on growing for some reason – as long as they can feed they won't die. I guess the bird in the pic is a bit pale as well.

Xenospiza said:

Like this one in the Netherlands? http://www.birdpix.nl/album_page.php?pic_id=47899
The bill keeps on growing for some reason – as long as they can feed they won't die. I guess the bird in the pic is a bit pale as well.

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Yeah it is, except that 'my' little BT's beak is just straight. Strange isn't it!