What's with this magpie?

While doing a bit of spotting for the National Hedgehog Monitoring Project, I came across a sequence, taken 19-08-24.
I've never seen a magpie like this before. Almost looks like it has been throttled.
Eyes look a bit odd, as well.
Any suggestions?

TIA
Fof

 

I don't know, but there is a rock dove that visits me regularly and it has a similar appearance, unlike the others in its flock. Does your magpie seem ok, behavourily?

 

Don't know.
This was in a sequence captured on one of the NHMP trail cams.

 

Maybe had a run-in with another magpie?

 

My first thought was that it had been caught in a noose of some sort, but I just don't know.
As I indicated, its eyes don't appear right, either.

 

Oh right yep. Could be the angle of the photo, but its eye looks a bit closed in, maybe? Would be interested to learn more. My rock dove feeds and flies normally - will try to take a closer look next time it turns up.

 

They can look very tatty in Spring when they moult. But at this time of year it's not usual to see them like that. Maybe it has a mite or flea problem and is scratching itself. Not many feathers around that neck.