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Redwing in a Glasgow garden
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Redwing (Turdus iliacus) in a Glasgow garden. Redwings are one of two thrushes (the other being the Fieldfare) which are winter visitors to Scotland, from their breeding grounds in Scandinavia.
13 December 2010
Redwing on Holly, Kelvingrove
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Glasgow - Botanic Gardens, Hillhead, Kelvinbridge and Kelvingrove
Redwing (Turdus iliacus) perched on a Holly bush (Ilex aquifolium) in Kelvingrove Park
07 January 2018
Redwing foraging, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Botanic Gardens, Hillhead, Kelvinbridge and Kelvingrove
Redwing (Turdus iliacus) foraging in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow
06 January 2018
Redwings, Kilmartin
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Argyllshire - Mid Argyllshire
Redwings (Turdus iliacus) perched on a wire in Kilmartin, Argyllshire.
08 April 2017
Redwing, Perth and Kinross
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Perthshire
Redwing (Turdus iliacus), Perth and Kinross
13 December 2015
Redwing on rowan with autum colour
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Allotments and parks in Glasgow can provide good views of birds. This Redwing (Turdus iliacus), a thrush which breeds in Scandinavia, and migrates to Scotland in the winter, was taken on a Rowan or Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia) on Broomhill allotments in the west end of Glasgow.
18 October 2007
Blackbird on Rose hips
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Blackbird (Turdus merula) female eating a Rose hip, Glasgow. Many Blackbirds are resident, but in winter their numbers are swelled by visitors from their breeding grounds in the north, such as Scandinavia.
11 December 2012
Female Blackbird with a black beak, Pitlochry
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Pitlochry, Loch Faskally and Ben Vrackie
Female Blackbird (Turdus merula) with a black beak, Pitlochry, either a juvenile or a migrant, possibly from Scandinavia.
23 November 2019
Mistle Thrush, Cholsey Meadows
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus), taken by David Palmar. When compared with the smaller Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) with warm tones, Mistle Thrushes are larger and have an overall paler, cool colouration. Mistle thrushes also have much larger dark brown/black spots on their breast, wheras on a Song Thrush these are light brown and more of a fan shape than rounded.
18 April 2022
Foraging Mistle Thrush, Cholsey Meadows
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus), taken by David Palmar. Here this bird can be seen foraging earthworms from the ground. Aside from worms, these birds also eat fruit, berries, insects and slugs.
