Mistle Thrush

Turdus viscivorus

Widespread, but thinly spread residents of 200,000 breeding pairs in Britain plus 25,000 birds in Ireland.

Also breeds in mainland Europe.

Adults have pale grey-brown upperparts, the chin and throat are greyish-white, and the yellowish-buff breast and off-white belly are marked with round black spots.

 Juveniles are similar to Adults, but they have paler upperparts with creamy 'teardrop' centres to many of the feathers and smaller spots on the yellowish underparts.

The song has a loud melodious song with fluted whistles, sounding like chewee-trewuu ... trureetruuruu or similar, repeated three to six times.