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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
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
Fieldfare in tree, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Fieldfares are one of two colourful thrushes which migrate to Scotland in winter from their breeding grounds in Scandinavia.
15 December 2010
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.
18 April 2022
Mistle Thrush, Milngavie
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East Dunbartonshire, Milngavie and Bearsden
Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) taken in a Milngavie garden by Rebecca Dickson. Its upright stance, generally grey appearance and whitish edges to the wing feathers distinguish it from a Song thrush, which is a browner bird. The spotty back makes it likely that this is a first year bird, just growing out of its juvenile plumage into adult plumage.
21 November 2020
Juvenile Song thrush begging
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Juvenile Song thrush (Turdus philomelos), just fledged and begging for more food from its a parent, Glasgow.
19 May 2015
Juvenile Song thrush
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Juvenile Song thrush (Turdus philomelos), just fledged and awaiting food from its parents, Broomhill Allotments, Glasgow.
19 May 2015
Robin, Milngavie
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East Dunbartonshire, Milngavie and Bearsden
Robin (Erithacus rubecula), taken in Milngavie by Sarah Longrigg
