Fetch Birdwatchers
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Feb 2021
4:07pm, 16 Feb 2021
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J2R
I'd say song thrush.
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Feb 2021
4:43pm, 16 Feb 2021
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flyingfinn
Another vote for Song Thrush. New life tick for me today. I bumped into the local birding guru during my run this morning and he tipped me off that we have a Red Necked Grebe in town. The first in the county for 8 years. To avoid lots of visitors at the present time it's been kept relatively quiet. So out with the scope and bins and I'd found it within 15 mins after a few false starts with the numerous Great Crested in various states of plumage. Once I spotted it the differences were obvious. |
Feb 2021
4:59pm, 16 Feb 2021
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Surelynot
Nice spot, FF.
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Feb 2021
5:23pm, 16 Feb 2021
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KinkyS
Song thrush for me too. Mistles have rounded blobs on breast and belly whereas song thrush are more like streaks or small arrowheads. Mistles are a chunkier bird too, giving the impression of being bigger than a blackbird. Song thrush slimmer and more blackbird-like in size. |
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Feb 2021
5:25pm, 16 Feb 2021
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flyingfinn
Photo of today's Red Necked Grebe. My skills with the phone and the scope need work! |
Feb 2021
5:28pm, 16 Feb 2021
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Derby Tup
Decent record shot ff I thought song rather than mistle too. Mistle is a bigger bird altogether and usually more upright stance on the deck. Several singing mistles hereabouts this evening |
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Feb 2021
5:53pm, 16 Feb 2021
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KinkyS
theguardian.com Not surprised your grebe is being kept quiet! I always think of mistles as being noticeably bigger than blackbirds but when I looked it up in Collins it said mistle length 26-29cm, blackbird length 23-29cm so not as much in it as I thought, hence saying 'giving the impression of being bigger'. Song thrush on the other hand is a dinky 20-22cm  Today's treat was a dipper that attempted to perch on a vertical wall face and then gave an indigent *SQUEAK* when it fell off 
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Feb 2021
6:12pm, 16 Feb 2021
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flyingfinn
I always think Mistle Thrush have heads that look too small for their bodies. Plus they are often greyer and overall have a colouring that isn't as warm as that of a typical Song Thrush (plus the stuff Kinky and DT have mentioned). I'd seen that Guardian story as well. It will be interesting to know whether those charges will eventually get quietly dropped though? There was a bit of a noise at the weekend about folk going to Kinder Downfall to ice climb from far and wide and why weren't the Police stopping them. Derbyshire Police (of all people) then came out and made a statement that there is nothing in the law about how far you could travel to exercise and therefore there was nothing for them to get involved in unless other parts of the legislation were being broken (e.g. staying away from home overnight). |
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Feb 2021
6:36pm, 16 Feb 2021
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J2R
Yes, mistle thrushes always seem bigger than blackbirds to me, not sure why. Interesting the other day in the garden when we had the very hungry crab-apple devouring fieldfare - he was definitely prepared to see off any blackbirds which came near, giving the impression he was the bigger bird, but in fact they're both the same size, apparently.
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Feb 2021
9:32pm, 16 Feb 2021
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Derby Tup
I’d put the thrushes in the below order of apparent size song = redwing < blackbird = ring ouzel < mistle = fieldfare Ring ouzel are early arrivals; won’t be long for them and chiffs. Maybe four weeks |
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