Hi I am very much an amateur, but is this chap just a blackbird with a white neck? thanks in advance

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ValO · Accepted Answer

Hello Retsup - great photo which really helps with id queries when birds have abnormal colouring. 
 I think this blackbird has partial albinism, which really shows up against the regular black feathers. There certainly is another plumage variation called leucism, as mentioned, but this tends to affects all the colours on a bird reducing their intensity. Someone said that it looks as if a 'leucistic' bird has been quickly dipped in bleach so the colours are washed out. Having said that, often affected birds look very attractive with cream, gold or fawn coloured feathers. Needless to say, these also give rise to some tricky id enquiries!

Buzzard · Answer

Hi Retsup welcome to the forum. 
 The bird in your photo is a male Blackbird, which has Leucism (or Leukism). 
 Leucism is a very unusual condition whereby the pigmentation cells in an animal or bird fail to develop properly. This mainly results in unusual white patches appearing on the animal, or, more rarely, completely white creatures. 
 Hope this answers your question. 
 Regards Buzzard