Song Thrush Birdsong

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The Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) is a thrush that breeds across much of Eurasia. It is also known in English dialects as throstle or mavis. It has brown upperparts and black-spotted cream or buff underparts and has three recognised subspecies. Its distinctive song, which has repeated musical phrases, has frequently been referred to in poetry.

The Song Thrush breeds in forests, gardens and parks, and is partially migratory with many birds wintering in southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East; it has also been introduced into New Zealand and Australia. Although it is not threatened globally, there have been serious population declines in parts of Europe, possibly due to changes in farming practices.

The Song Thrush builds a neat mud-lined cup nest in a bush or tree and lays four or five dark-spotted blue eggs. It is omnivorous and has the habit of using a favourite stone as an "anvil" on which to break open the shells of snails. Like other perching birds (passerines), it is affected by external and internal parasites and is vulnerable to predation by cats and birds of prey.
The Song Thrush was described by German ornithologist Christian Ludwig Brehm in 1831, and still bears its original scientific name, Turdus philomelos.[2] The generic name, Turdus, is the Latin for thrush, and the specific epithet refers to a character in Greek mythology, Philomela, who had her tongue cut out, but was changed into a singing bird. Her name is derived from the Ancient Greek Φιλο philo- (loving), and μέλος melos (song).[3] The dialect names throstle and mavis both mean thrush, being related to the German drossel and French mauvis respectively.[4] Throstle dates back to at least the fourteenth century and was used by Chaucer in the Parliament of Fowls.[5] Mavis is derived via Middle English mavys and Old French mauvis from Middle Breton milhuyt meaning "thrush."[6] Mavis (Μαβής) can also mean "purple" in Greek.[7]
The Song Thrush (as represented by the nominate subspecies T. p. philomelos) is 20 to 23.5 centimetres (8 to 9.25 in) in length and weighs 50--107 grammes (1.8 to 3.8 oz). The sexes are similar, with plain brown backs and neatly black-spotted cream or yellow-buff underparts, becoming paler on the belly. The underwing is warm yellow, the bill is yellowish and the legs and feet are pink. The upperparts of this species become colder in tone from west to east across the breeding range from Sweden to Siberia. The juvenile resembles the adult, but has buff or orange streaks on the back and wing coverts.[9]
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Have one of these, raised it from a tiny baby and now he's my bird companion, he flies around my house and my back garden but always returns to me. =)

shroomhead
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I've seen a few today. More and more birds are turning up in my local park. I am glad to see them. Blackbirds are back too.

paulina
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Heard the most beautiful song today. Thankfully a couple also listening had a birdsong identification app on their phone and I found out it was a song thrush. I feel honoured to have heard it.

jilldavis
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I sleep with my windows open. This is the only bird singing away at 3 am. I’m gonna find this fucker one day.

andrewk
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I’m in New Zealand have a song thrush been hanging around for about 6 weeks comes up on to my rear deck every morning for a feed today he walked into my house and walked around for about 5 minutes been back to more times today. What a lovely bird.

murrayanderson
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Thank you for this video. For the first time for ages I saw a thrush in my garden, and outside heard a bird sing which was difficult to identify high up in the trees, but this has confirmed it was a song thrush. LOVELY

jeanattrill
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literally just heard this in my back garden and was like, "what is this song??" so different from other birds I usually hear. so thank you for uploading this

jennywantsu
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One's arrived and seems to be staying in my garden. It is like being blessed!

teresahart
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This and the nightingale have to be the two most beautiful and restful songs. Always well up a bit when I hear a Song Thrush.

christopherfinch
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'On longer evenings,
Light, chill and yellow,
Bathes the serene
Foreheads of houses.
A thrush sings,
Laurel-surrounded
In the deep bare garden,
Its fresh-peeled voice
Astonishing the brickwork -
It will be spring soon,
It will be spring soon.'
Philip Larkin, 'Coming'

rossgrainger
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Saw and heard one today, had to come on here and look it up. Thank you

royallen
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Last night one flew into a window I sat with her for ages praying she would move. Her eyes were half closed. She let me carefully open each wing to see if she was injured and also her feet and chest. She was breathing so fast but she was so out of it. Then she jumped up. Stood there next to me for 10 minutes and then flew up into the tree on a low branch to collect herself I imagine. I stayed with her then she flew into the thicket/trees as hidden as she could get fingers crossed. The vet said they would have put her down regardless so I'm glad I stayed with her and waited it out. I saw her only days before this singing so beautifully high up in a tree in our garden I was heartbroken to see her in my hands in possibly in pain and injured. I saw that her wing was damaged but she could still fly so hopefully she will be able to keep herself safe until it heals however wonky. No way was I taking her to the vet to die if they wouldnt help fix her wing I left it to her and prayers. My windows open now has been all day praying I hear her call 😔❤🐦🙏

LBABYLiN
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"That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over/Lest you think he could never recapture/The first fine careless rapture!" - Robert Browning. In my area (in New Zealand) we are blessed with Bellbirds, Blackbirds, Tui, Chaffinches and Song Thrushes. Never mind that most are 'imports', their songs at different times of the year are a delight and how thankful I am that such a wide range of vocalists are able to be heard at all. First thing in the mornings when they are in song blackies like to perch on a deck rail close to the bedroom  window which I can open furtively and delight in THEIR  careless rapture. Every liquid note of it.

grizzlyganymede
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OK until your woken up at 6am and it doesn't stop until 9am.. As a wildlife lover I can forgive it. I am sure its the same thrush each year it arrives around March so guessing it migrates over winter time

colinshomepage
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Got one of these in my garden every morning recently.

mancpaul
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one has arrivef by me...sits right at top of a tree in neighbours garden, same branch every morning...unbelievably loud

papagayotwit
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Just listening to one here in London starting at midnight again at this time of year. But it is lovely!

WimbledonChurch
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Quintistential sound of both the UK countryside and urban areas.
Just heard one singing in my garden
for long...sadly in decline but they are still about. 😁👍

Listermintsluesh
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i was reading comments .. and i felt like : wooow this bird is really friendly and nice to see it
in the other hand here ! we hunt it ! damn i feel sham !

mouhamdhazim
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Thankyou for posting this.
I now know what this beautiful song I have been listening to belongs to.
Wonderful song this bird has.

gouryella