Nesting Thrush

[jacey]

A thrush has built a nest on the windowledge of our neighbour's house which overlooks our yard. (It's a barn conversion.) Since it's a frosted glass window (non opening) they probably haven't even noticed. Mrs Thrush is sitting on the nest and Mr Thrush is spending a lot of time on the ridge of our barn, keeping watch.

Since it's nesting on a windowledge I'm presuming it should be a mistle thrush but when I listen to the mp3s of British birds oin the web it sounds more like a song thrush. Anyone know how to tell the difference?

Comments

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

I saw Mr Thrush up close today and I'm pretty sure, now, that he's a Mistle Thrush.

[temeres.livejournal.com]

Song Thrush is relatively small (smaller than Blackbird), warm brown head and mantle (back and wings) with streaked breast and flanks. Mistle Thrush is significantly larger, a washed-out greyish brown with heavily blotched breast and flanks, and white tips to the outer tail feathers.

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

Thanks, yes, definitely a Mistle Thrush