Song or mistle UK (1 Viewer)

[birderUK007]

Seen with lots of mistle thrush around in a field. Looks like chest dark patch is visible so leaning the mistle way but would love your thoughts?

 

[yorkshire83]

That's a mistle thrush. The head and nape is greyer than the back and spots are spots, rather than shaped like an arrowhead.

 

[Peewit]

I would say Song Thrush due to the rotund look of the bird

Mistle Thrushes are on the lean side

Regards
Kathy
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[Nutcracker]

Not the best of pics, but I'd favour Song.

Tried a bit of enhancement:

 

[birderUK007]

Not the best of pics, but I'd favour Song.

Tried a bit of enhancement:

Yes apologies, not my finest camera moment... "blushing"
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[dantheman]

Did you mean with Fieldfares ... ? just wondering.

 

[birderUK007]

Did you mean with Fieldfares ... ? just wondering.

There were indeed fieldfares in the same flock with this bird but I did mean mistle thrushes as there were about 4 surrounding this bird.

 

[dantheman]

Cheers, of course. I guess other clues as to the identity in the field if there were Mistle Thrushes in the same place would be size and colour - Song a lot smaller and darker warm brown above. Mistle the same size as Fieldfare, Song smaller than either and Blackbird too. But I guess working out size not always as easy as all that.

Think there were a couple of useful threads on here once highlighting all the useful differences between the two ...

 

[birderUK007]

Cheers, of course. I guess other clues as to the identity in the field if there were Mistle Thrushes in the same place would be size and colour - Song a lot smaller and darker warm brown above. Mistle the same size as Fieldfare, Song smaller than either and Blackbird too. But I guess working out size not always as easy as all that.

Think there were a couple of useful threads on here once highlighting all the useful differences between the two ...

Thanks dantheman, will have a ganders for one of those threads you speak of. In the field I completely overlooked this guy, I thought it was mistle until I checked the photo after I got back and wondered if it might be a song.

 

[dantheman]

Actually, here's one -

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=201272

(If you scroll down on this or any BF page you'll see a useful 'Similar Threads' section at the bottom of the page)

 

[birderUK007]

Actually, here's one -

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=201272

(If you scroll down on this or any BF page you'll see a useful 'Similar Threads' section at the bottom of the page)

Oh yes, never spotted that similar thread bit before! Thanks again :t:

 

[P.Sunesen]

Yes, Mistle Thrush indeed - although the pale wing panel is not so obvious, and the spots on flanks form lines, something more associated with S.T. - the head pattern and general impression (jizz) clinches the case.

Peter