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Song Thrush |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Schull, Ireland |
Date: |
29/05/2015 |
| Scientific Name: |
Turdus philomelos |
Pic By: |
Jen |
| Family: |
Thrush |
Size: |
22cm |
| ISO: |
1000 |
Gender: |
U |
| Equipment: |
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 420/1 |
Wingspan: |
33cm |
| Description: |
A familiar and popular garden songbird whose numbers are declining seriously, especially on farmland making it a Red List species. Smaller and browner than a mistle thrush with smaller spotting. Its habit of repeating song phrases distinguish it from singing blackbirds. It likes to eat snails which it breaks into by smashing them against a stone with a flick of the head.
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Song Thrush |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Muck Ross House, Ireland |
Date: |
26/05/2015 |
| Scientific Name: |
Turdus philomelos |
Pic By: |
Mark |
| Family: |
Thrush |
Size: |
22cm |
| ISO: |
500 |
Gender: |
U |
| Equipment: |
Canon EOS 7D 420/1 |
Wingspan: |
33cm |
| Description: |
A familiar and popular garden songbird whose numbers are declining seriously, especially on farmland making it a Red List species. Smaller and browner than a mistle thrush with smaller spotting. Its habit of repeating song phrases distinguish it from singing blackbirds. It likes to eat snails which it breaks into by smashing them against a stone with a flick of the head.
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Blackbird |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Forest Farm NR |
Date: |
05/04/2015 |
| Scientific Name: |
Turdus merula |
Pic By: |
Jen |
| Family: |
Thrush |
Size: |
24cm |
| ISO: |
1000 |
Gender: |
M |
| Equipment: |
Canon EOS 7D 420/1 |
Wingspan: |
36cm |
| Description: |
Description to come soon!
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Blackbird |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Cosmeston |
Date: |
09/02/2015 |
| Scientific Name: |
Turdus merula |
Pic By: |
Mark |
| Family: |
Thrush |
Size: |
24cm |
| ISO: |
500 |
Gender: |
U |
| Equipment: |
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 400/1 |
Wingspan: |
36cm |
| Description: |
Description to come soon!
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Stonechat |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Goldcliff NR |
Date: |
16/09/2014 |
| Scientific Name: |
Saxicola rubicola |
Pic By: |
Mark |
| Family: |
Chat |
Size: |
12cm |
| ISO: |
400 |
Gender: |
F |
| Equipment: |
Canon EOS 7D 420/1 |
Wingspan: |
20cm |
| Description: |
Stonechats are robin sized birds. Males have striking black heads with white around the side of their neck, orange-red breasts and a mottled brown back. Females lack the male's black head, but have brown backs and an orange tinge to their chests. Birds are frequently seen flicking their wings while perched, often doing so on the tops of low bushes. As its name suggests, birds utter a sharp loud call that sound like two stones being tapped together. They breed in western and southern parts of the UK, but disperse more widely in winter.
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Stonechat |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Fishguard |
Date: |
15/06/2014 |
| Scientific Name: |
Saxicola rubicola |
Pic By: |
Mark |
| Family: |
Chat |
Size: |
12cm |
| ISO: |
400 |
Gender: |
M |
| Equipment: |
Canon EOS 7D 400/1 |
Wingspan: |
20cm |
| Description: |
Description to come soon!
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Stonechat |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Fishguard |
Date: |
15/06/2014 |
| Scientific Name: |
Saxicola rubicola |
Pic By: |
Mark |
| Family: |
Chat |
Size: |
12cm |
| ISO: |
400 |
Gender: |
M |
| Equipment: |
Canon EOS 7D 400/1 |
Wingspan: |
20cm |
| Description: |
Description to come soon!
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Common Redstart |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Scotland |
Date: |
30/05/2014 |
| Scientific Name: |
Phoenicurus phoenicurus |
Pic By: |
Mark |
| Family: |
Thrush |
Size: |
14cm |
| ISO: |
800 |
Gender: |
M |
| Equipment: |
Canon EOS 7D 400/1 |
Wingspan: |
22cm |
| Description: |
Redstarts are immediately identifiable by their bright orange-red tails, which they often quiver. Breeding males look smart, with slate grey upper parts, black faces and wings, and an orange rump and chest. Females and young are duller. Redstarts 'bob' in a very robin-like manner, but spend little time at ground level. It is included on the Amber List as species with unfavourable conservation status in Europe where it is declining.
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Common Redstart |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Scotland |
Date: |
30/05/2014 |
| Scientific Name: |
Phoenicurus phoenicurus |
Pic By: |
Mark |
| Family: |
Thrush |
Size: |
14cm |
| ISO: |
800 |
Gender: |
F |
| Equipment: |
Canon EOS 7D 400/1 |
Wingspan: |
22cm |
| Description: |
Redstarts are immediately identifiable by their bright orange-red tails, which they often quiver. Breeding males look smart, with slate grey upper parts, black faces and wings, and an orange rump and chest. Females and young are duller. Redstarts 'bob' in a very robin-like manner, but spend little time at ground level. It is included on the Amber List as species with unfavourable conservation status in Europe where it is declining.
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Mistle Thrush |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Scotland |
Date: |
29/05/2014 |
| Scientific Name: |
Turdus viscivorus |
Pic By: |
Mark |
| Family: |
Thrush |
Size: |
27cm |
| ISO: |
1250 |
Gender: |
U |
| Equipment: |
Canon EOS 7D 400/1 |
Wingspan: |
45cm |
| Description: |
This is a pale, black-spotted thrush - large, aggressive and powerful. It stands boldly upright and bounds across the ground while in flight, it has long wings and its tail has whitish edges. It is most likely to be noticed perched high at the top of a tree, singing its fluty song or giving its rattling call in flight.
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Redwing |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Forest Farm NR |
Date: |
29/12/2013 |
| Scientific Name: |
Turdus iliacus |
Pic By: |
Jen |
| Family: |
Thrush |
Size: |
21cm |
| ISO: |
1250 |
Gender: |
U |
| Equipment: |
Canon 7D/300L F4 + 1.4x |
Wingspan: |
34cm |
| Description: |
Description to come soon!
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Common Redstart |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Goldcliff NR |
Date: |
18/08/2013 |
| Scientific Name: |
Phoenicurus phoenicurus |
Pic By: |
Mark |
| Family: |
Thrush |
Size: |
14cm |
| ISO: |
400 |
Gender: |
M |
| Equipment: |
Canon EOS 7D 400/1 |
Wingspan: |
22cm |
| Description: |
Redstarts are immediately identifiable by their bright orange-red tails, which they often quiver. Breeding males look smart, with slate grey upper parts, black faces and wings, and an orange rump and chest. Females and young are duller. Redstarts 'bob' in a very robin-like manner, but spend little time at ground level. It is included on the Amber List as species with unfavourable conservation status in Europe where it is declining.
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Blackbird |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Pagham Harbor |
Date: |
28/04/2011 |
| Scientific Name: |
Turdus merula |
Pic By: |
Mark |
| Family: |
Thrush |
Size: |
24cm |
| ISO: |
400 |
Gender: |
M |
| Equipment: |
Canon 7D/100-400L Lens |
Wingspan: |
36cm |
| Description: |
The blackbird male lives up to its name, however females are a streaked or spotted brown. The males have a bright orange-yellow beak and eye-ring. The blackbird is one of the most common of UK birds and its mellow song is a favorite. -rspb
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Blackbird |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Pontllanfraith |
Date: |
10/04/2011 |
| Scientific Name: |
Turdus merula |
Pic By: |
Jen |
| Family: |
Thrush |
Size: |
24cm |
| ISO: |
400 |
Gender: |
F |
| Equipment: |
Canon 7D/100L Macro Lens |
Wingspan: |
36cm |
| Description: |
The blackbird male lives up to its name, however females are a streaked or spotted brown. The males have a bright orange-yellow beak and eye-ring. The blackbird is one of the most common of UK birds and its mellow song is a favorite. -rspb
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Fieldfare |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Cardiff |
Date: |
12/12/2010 |
| Scientific Name: |
Turdus pilaris |
Pic By: |
Jen |
| Family: |
Thrush |
Size: |
26cm |
| ISO: |
400 |
Gender: |
U |
| Equipment: |
Canon 50D/100-400L Lens |
Wingspan: |
40cm |
| Description: |
The fieldfare is another well-known winter visitor to the UK. They typically form large flocks, usually seen in the company of red-wings. Sexes are similar.
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Redwing |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Cardiff |
Date: |
12/12/2010 |
| Scientific Name: |
Turdus iliacus |
Pic By: |
Mark |
| Family: |
Thrush |
Size: |
21cm |
| ISO: |
400 |
Gender: |
U |
| Equipment: |
Canon 50D/100-400L Lens |
Wingspan: |
34cm |
| Description: |
The redwing is a native to europe and asia, slightly smaller than the song thrush in size. The sexes are similar, with the most striking feature being the red flanks and underwing, in addition to the creamy white streak over the eye. They are migratory, they only visit the UK in the winter.
They often form loose flocks of 10 up to 200 or more birds. Frequently seen in the company of Fieldfares.
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White-throated Dipper - Juvenile |
Click Me |
| Location: |
River Walk |
Date: |
11/07/2010 |
| Scientific Name: |
Cinclus cinclus |
Pic By: |
Mark |
| Family: |
Dipper |
Size: |
? |
| ISO: |
640 |
Gender: |
J |
| Equipment: |
Canon 50D/100-400L Lens |
Wingspan: |
? |
| Description: |
Description to come soon!
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White-throated Dipper - Juvenile |
Click Me |
| Location: |
River Walk |
Date: |
11/07/2010 |
| Scientific Name: |
Cinclus cinclus |
Pic By: |
Mark |
| Family: |
Dipper |
Size: |
? |
| ISO: |
640 |
Gender: |
J |
| Equipment: |
Canon 50D/70-300 Lens |
Wingspan: |
? |
| Description: |
Description to come soon!
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White-throated Dipper - Juvenile |
Click Me |
| Location: |
River Walk |
Date: |
11/07/2010 |
| Scientific Name: |
Cinclus cinclus |
Pic By: |
Mark |
| Family: |
Dipper |
Size: |
? |
| ISO: |
640 |
Gender: |
J |
| Equipment: |
Canon 50D/70-300 Lens |
Wingspan: |
? |
| Description: |
Description to come soon!
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Whinchat |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Pagham Harbor |
Date: |
20/04/2010 |
| Scientific Name: |
Saxicola rubetra |
Pic By: |
Jen |
| Family: |
Chat |
Size: |
12cm |
| ISO: |
400 |
Gender: |
M |
| Equipment: |
Canon 50D/100-400L Lens |
Wingspan: |
22cm |
| Description: |
Description to come soon!
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Mistle Thrush |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Cwmbran |
Date: |
14/03/2009 |
| Scientific Name: |
Turdus viscivorus |
Pic By: |
Mark |
| Family: |
Thrush |
Size: |
27cm |
| ISO: |
640 |
Gender: |
U |
| Equipment: |
Canon 50D/100-400L Lens |
Wingspan: |
45cm |
| Description: |
Found in open woodlands and cultivated land all over europe and much of asia, the mistle thrush is similar in appearance to the song thrush. However this bird is larger than the song thrush, and has neat round spots as opposed to the well-known heart-shaped spots of the song thrush. The breast is also much less buff. The song is a simpler version of the blackbird song, and the alarm call similar to rapid gunfire.
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Song Thrush |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Wyllie |
Date: |
07/01/2009 |
| Scientific Name: |
Turdus philomelos |
Pic By: |
Jen |
| Family: |
Thrush |
Size: |
23cm |
| ISO: |
400 |
Gender: |
U |
| Equipment: |
Canon 30D/100-400L Lens |
Wingspan: |
34cm |
| Description: |
The song thrush is commonly found in well-vegetated woods and gardens all over europe south of the arctic circle. Many birds move south during the winter, but some are resident. They do not form flocks like some thrushes, preferring to stay either solitary or in losely related groups in suitable habitat. Sexes are similar.
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Redwing |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Manmoel |
Date: |
02/01/2009 |
| Scientific Name: |
Turdus iliacus |
Pic By: |
Mark |
| Family: |
Thrush |
Size: |
21cm |
| ISO: |
400 |
Gender: |
U |
| Equipment: |
Canon 30D/100-400L Lens |
Wingspan: |
34cm |
| Description: |
The redwing is a native to europe and asia, slightly smaller than the song thrush in size. The sexes are similar, with the most striking feature being the red flanks and underwing, in addition to the creamy white streak over the eye. They are migratory, they only visit the UK in the winter.
They often form loose flocks of 10 up to 200 or more birds. Frequently seen in the company of Fieldfares.
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Song Thrush |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Blackwood |
Date: |
18/11/2008 |
| Scientific Name: |
Turdus philomelos |
Pic By: |
Mark |
| Family: |
Thrush |
Size: |
23cm |
| ISO: |
400 |
Gender: |
U |
| Equipment: |
Canon 30D/100-400L Lens |
Wingspan: |
34cm |
| Description: |
The song thrush is commonly found in well-vegetated woods and gardens all over europe south of the arctic circle. Many birds move south during the winter, but some are resident. They do not form flocks like some thrushes, preferring to stay either solitary or in losely related groups in suitable habitat. Sexes are similar.
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Stonechat - Juvenile |
Click Me |
| Location: |
Rest Bay - Porthcawl |
Date: |
22/08/2008 |
| Scientific Name: |
Saxicola rubicola |
Pic By: |
Mark |
| Family: |
Chat |
Size: |
12cm |
| ISO: |
400 |
Gender: |
M |
| Equipment: |
Canon 30D/100-400L Lens |
Wingspan: |
20cm |
| Description: |
Description to come soon!
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