Bird school
• Brambling
• Blue tit
• Bullfinch
• Blackbird
• Barn swallow
• Bohemian waxwing
• Black woodpecker
• Black redstart
• Blackcap
• Chaffinch
• Chiffchaff
• Crow
• Coal tit
• Crested tit
• Common swift
• Common treecreeper
• Dunnock
• Fieldfare
• Greenfinch
• Goldfinch
• Greater woodpecker
• Garden warbler
• Great tit
• Green woodpecker
• House martin
• House sparrow
• Hawfinch
• Jackdaw
• Linnet
• Long-tailed tit
• Lesser whitethroat
• Lesser spotted woodpecker
• Marsh tit
• Magpie
• Mistle thrush
• Nightingale
• Nuthatch
• Pheasant
• Pied flycatcher
• Redpoll
• Rook
• Redstart
• Robin
• Spotted flycatcher
• Siskin
• Starling
• Song thrush
• Yellowhammer
• Winter wren
• Willow
• Tree sparrow
• Wood pigeon
• White wagtail
• Willow tit
• Whitethroat
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The blackbird (Turdus merula)
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| Length: |
24 - 29 cm |
| Maximum age: |
21 years |
| Eggs and clutches: |
Incubation 13 dagar. 4 - 6 eggs. Often two clutches. |
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Did you know?
It is doubtless one of our most popular and well-liked birds. Originally a shy bird of the forest, it has come out into the parks and gardens during the 20th century. The blackbird is normally very unafraid and will happily eat whatever food is presented in the winter. If you see a blackbird, folklore says it means the weather will change.
Appearance
A sturdy and long-tailed thrush. The adult male is easy to recognise as it is completely black, with a yellow beak and yellow rings at the eyes. The female, however, is dark brown with a lighter throat and brown rings at the eyes. When the blackbird moves along the ground it jumps with both feet together.
Similar bird
Totally black (male) or brown-black (female). The starling has a short tail and walks rapidly and jerkily.
Sounds and song
Makes many different sounds – among other things, tit, goldfinch, black woodpecker and greenfinch sounds, but some blackbirds will even imitate sounds with some connection to humans.
Food and bird tables
Common guest at the bird table.
Will eat primarily worms and insects in the summer, as well as mushrooms, berries and fruit in the autumn. The blackbird prefers to sit on the ground but will attempt to mount the bird table when the ground is covered in snow, in order to eat fruit or dried berries.
The nest and hollows
Breeds in all of the UK. As long as there is some kind of vegetation and, preferably, human settlement. The nest, which consists of blades, moss and leaves is mixed with soil and is usually placed at low heights in the thick branches of trees.
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You can find birds here during the following seasons:
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During migration |
All year round |
Winter |
Summer |
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