Demystifying the mistle thrush

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I don't know why or how, but somehow mistle thrushes have taken on some kind of mystic identity for me.  I saw one on Tooting Common once - somehow I knew what it was though little about them.  Now, thanks to Andrew Graham, it's our 'bird of the month' on our MoreNews page and I know a lot more.  

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And thanks to Abby Eaton, here's a lovely photo of a fledgling, taken right close to Tisbury.  ​

​And, thanks again to the wonderful Wikimedia Commons, whence we source a lot of our lovely photos - though our own library is growing apace and contributions are always welcome - an amazing video of a nest in action which you should be able to access via this link.  Don't be put off by the orchestral overture, it passes!

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​The Wikicommons video includes the mistle thrush in full song.  Just so you don't mistake it for a song thrush, here's a video of one of those, singing right outside my front door.  (I hope it plays OK for you, seems to work best if you click twice and use the arrows bottom right to expand it.)

​Spring is on its way, no matter what the weather throws at us.