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Mistle thrush

pinc · 2010-03-13 18:25:50

This is a query that has been bothering for months.During the cold spell I saw what I thought were a pair of Mistle thrushes feeding of the cotoneaster berries. But they were as big as pigeons. The bird books say that Mistles are bigger than Song thrushes-song thrushes being 23cm, mistle thrushes 27cm. But I think these…

13-03-2010 7:25pm

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pinc

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This is a query that has been bothering for months.During the cold spell I saw what I thought were a pair of Mistle thrushes feeding of the cotoneaster berries.
But they were as big as pigeons.
The bird books say that Mistles are bigger than Song thrushes-song thrushes being 23cm, mistle thrushes 27cm. But I think these were much bigger than that -or was it that their feathers were so fluffed up against the cold??
Or were they another bird entirely?
Anyone know?
No pics, sorry

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#2 13-03-2010 7:43pm

Mr. Presentable

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Without a pic...but I'd say you are correct in identifying them as mistle thrushes. While their build is different, they do approach a pigeon in size

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