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Wild Bird Guide : Song Thrush
Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos
This neat medium - sized thrush can be seen & heard all year round across the whole of the UK
Identification
| Adult |
Smaller & browner than the Mistle Thrush this neat bird is brown above, white neatly spotted black below; with a creamy yellow wash on its breast. Its head has clear eyebrows and moustachial streaks.
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|---|---|
| Size | 22 - 24 cms |
| Bill | black, short & thin |
| Legs | pink, medium in length |
| Habitat | gardens, heaths, woods, fields, bushes & trees |
| Behaviour |
perches openly, hops, walks, takes off and lands from vegetation and the grouns
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| Flocking | 1 - 15 |
| Flight |
strong & powerful, direct
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| Voice |
variety of repeated song phrases; chuk alarm call.
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Breeding
| Nest |
trees & bushes
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|---|---|
| Eggs |
4 - 6; pale blue speckled black
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| Incubation period | 11 - 15 days |
| Fledgeling | 12 - 16 days |
| Broods | 2 - 3; March - August |
| Food |
worms, snails, insects, berries
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| UK breeding pairs |
1.1 million
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