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Song Thrush |
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The song thrush, less common in recent years, is often found in gardens breaking snails' shells against stones (this one in my garden)
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Song thrushes are often shy and elusive |
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In song |
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Link to Mistle Thrush
The mistle thrush is larger and lighter-coloured than the song thrush. A UK resident usually seen singly or in pairs.
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Link to Blackbird
Blackbirds are similar in size to song thrushes. Female and young blackbirds can be darkly speckled. Resident population is boosted by migrants in winter. |
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A female blackbird with a
dappled front (as above) is sometimes confused with a thrush. Blackbirds
belong to the Thrush group. People sometimes think the dappled blackbird is a thrush. Blackbirds (male and female), however, will treat a thrush as an intruding blackbird and chase it off their territory. |
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Link: Redwings, winter migrants usually in groups, resemble song thrushes but with lighter face markings and reddish markings under the wings |
Link: Fieldfares, also winter migrants in groups, often with redwings, are larger, with grey heads and brown backs. |
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