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Which thrush? London UK (1 Viewer)
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Alexander Stöhr
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Hello Steve,
agree with Butty, I think its a Redwing.
With a little bit of wishfull thinking, please note
agree with Butty, I think its a Redwing.
With a little bit of wishfull thinking, please note
- form of the black streaking, centered to the breast and the flanks, streaks merge with each other (more uniform scattered across the ubderparts and more isolated spots in Mistle Thrush)
- bold malar stripe is also better for Redwing than for Mistle Thrush
- the right whitish supercilium can just be guessed
Prestdj
its good to be back
sorry i should have explained more which is a bad habit i need to overcome so
its obviously a thrush.......we can easily disscount ring ouzel, due to what we can see in the photo, we can also disscount mistle thrush and fieldfare due to the slender look of the bird (both of which would look more larger and heavier) so were left with song thrush blackbird or redwing
but what can we see? a small thin bill plus pale stripes around the neck, with a streaky breast and that only leaves redwing
sorry dyslexia means i struggke to put my words down
its obviously a thrush.......we can easily disscount ring ouzel, due to what we can see in the photo, we can also disscount mistle thrush and fieldfare due to the slender look of the bird (both of which would look more larger and heavier) so were left with song thrush blackbird or redwing
but what can we see? a small thin bill plus pale stripes around the neck, with a streaky breast and that only leaves redwing
sorry dyslexia means i struggke to put my words down
stevethehydra
Well-known member
It wasn't singing, and I hadn't thought of Redwing, but that definitely makes more sense than Song Thrush!
I tend to think Mistle looking "longer"/slimmer and Song more compact is a better way to tell the two apart than any of the usual claims about colour/markings. But probably was misjudging size/distance and just not thinking about Redwing for a single bird perched at the top of a tall tree...
I tend to think Mistle looking "longer"/slimmer and Song more compact is a better way to tell the two apart than any of the usual claims about colour/markings. But probably was misjudging size/distance and just not thinking about Redwing for a single bird perched at the top of a tall tree...
PaulCountyDurham
Well-known member
Tail size alone rules out Mistle Thrush, leaving Redwing or Song Thrush. 'Looks very much like a Redwing to me, general shape plus pointers others have mentioned.
