Often confused with the mistle thrush (but best distinguished by the orange flash of its underwing compared to the pale flash of a mistle thrush), this frequent yet timid garden visitor is perhaps ...

Most song birds prefer still conditions for their performance, which is why birdsong is loudest at dawn and dusk. The mistle thrush is an exception and will sing at all times of day, whatever the ...

David Profumo examines the folklore surrounding the statuesque and spirited mistle thrush. ... at 11in long, both sexes are noticeably larger than their much commoner cousin the song thrush, with whom ...

The most problematic pair are the two residents, mistle and song thrush, which are essentially brown with copious spots across the whole of their buffy undersides. Yet the mistle thrush is much larger ...

About The Mistle Thrush: A larger cousin of the familiar song thrush, the mistle thrush is an early songster and one which we can listen out for in late winter, from the tops of tall trees.

The song thrush is considerably smaller than its larger cousin the mistle thrush, and in stature is more compact and in colour is a warmer brown with a hint of yellow.