Mistle Thrush singing!.... (1 Viewer)

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Britseye

Well-known member

• Nov 26, 2018

• #21

I've not infrequently heard Mistle Thrushes in full song mid-winter, mind you never for very long though. In fact, Mistle Thrush song must be one of the most sporadic and unpredictable of all our regular songbirds?

 

KenM

Well-known member

• Nov 26, 2018

• #22

The increased temperature forecast for later in the week, might prompt a few more early singers....I heard a few snatched notes of Song Thrush at 3.30pm today (I believe another “early” record for me).

Cheers

 

halftwo

Wird Batcher

• Dec 5, 2018

• #23

In the last week I've heard Dunnock, Wren & Chaffinch in song.

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Dec 5, 2018

• #24

halftwo said:

In the last week I've heard Dunnock, Wren & Chaffinch in song.

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Dunnock and Wren no surprise, but Chaffinch singing now is highly unusual - they usually start singing on 31 January plus or minus only about a day, presumably triggered by increasing day length as it hardly changes with the weather at the time.

 

halftwo

Wird Batcher

• Dec 11, 2018

• #25

Mistle Thrush singing away in central Manchester at dusk today.

 

jogresh

Bimble and patch

• Dec 11, 2018

• #26

Nice blast of Dunnock today, my first, albeit only briefly. Very mild, the Starlings were flycatching again, that's my barometer.

 

KenM

Well-known member

• Dec 11, 2018

• #27

halftwo said:

Mistle Thrush singing away in central Manchester at dusk today.

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It’s always warmer in town by a degree or two H. 👍

 

jogresh

Bimble and patch

• Dec 23, 2018

• #28

Just heard 2 Great Tits trying to outsing each other in my local oak wood.

 

dantheman

Bah humbug

• Dec 23, 2018

• #29

Two Blackbirds furiously fighting in the garden this morning - don't know if winter territorial feeding dispute, or something brought on by rising testosterone levels ...

Past the equinox now ... daylight length getting longer.

 

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WalterRayle

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• Dec 26, 2018

• #30

In Hampshire and Dorset yesterday (25/12/18) I had the following species singing: Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin, Wren, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Dunnock, Nuthatch, Green Woodpecker, Chaffinch, Stock Dove and a bit of Chiffchaff sub-song, not bad considering it was 9oC, was overcast and drizzling.

 

Jon Turner

Well-known member

• Dec 26, 2018

• #31

GSW drumming yesterday here in N Devon.

 

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owhy

Well-known member

• Dec 26, 2018

• #32

dantheman said:

Two Blackbirds furiously fighting in the garden this morning - don't know if winter territorial feeding dispute, or something brought on by rising testosterone levels ...

Past the equinox now ... daylight length getting longer.

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Oh, those blackbirds - they are always flying across the garden after one another, tweeting frantically as they do.

On another note, I hear wood pigeons and collared doves cooing daily. I have never paid much attention before and I couldn't say how normal that is in December.