The Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)

The Eurasian or common Blackbird (Turdus merula) is one of the most common and well known garden and woodland birds. Over five million pairs breed in the UK each year and in cold years more than 10 million more migrate here for the winter.
In this video you can learn about the appearance, diet, behaviour and nesting of this often overlooked species of garden bird.
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[wildsuburbiauk]

One of my favourite birds, I love to hear them singing early in the morning, it makes going to work a bit more cheerful, super film with some great nest scenes, I hope you continue to make more films.

[AShotOfWildlife]

Thanks for watching this video. If you enjoyed it please subscribe to my channel. I am trying to reach 1, 000 subscribers so that I can monetise my videos and invest more time (and money) into developing the channel and continue teaching people about the amazing wildlife of the UK.
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Thanks again, Liam.

Great footage and editing! Blackbirds are truly beautiful animals.

[TravelwithYvonne]

So very beautifu and amazing Birds 💖 Really great Footage and Video 💖

[helenpdb]

My blackbirds love raisins and sultanas too! :-)

[MyBirdingYear]

Interesting video, fantastic footage and a great narration. Thanks for sharing 👍

[chaldonviewJM]

Great video.  I love Blackbirds and we always have them in  the garden and many nest around in summer when I love to see their young come to feed. We have one with a white feather in his tail and I am happy to say this is his third year with us. Keep up the good work. Greetings, Julie.

[JoseManuelHiniesto]

Wonderful, Excellent video and beautiful birds👍👍Thanks!
you have a new follower, greetings

[debbieharry]

nice birds. I encourage them to my garden always.

[angelamary]

Love yo hear theur singing ❤ Sadly they are in Decline in the uk ..

[Birds-in-Norway]

Great movie and pictures. Great documentary. Subscribed.
Greets.

[OspreyMomma]

👍🤚my new friend Liam very nice documentary or video on the blackbirds. I think it was really good of you to point out how most of the time they are brown or tan until they reach full adult and it is the males. I do love our red wing black birds which are different then this video but those sweet sounds they make are unmistakable.
Thanks for sharing have a good night take care from Florida 💕

[jarmilakacirkova]

Very interesting channel, great videos. I'm a subscriber. From the Czech Republic Jarmila

[julianamacedo]

Hello Liam, I just find your channel and I'm loving it! I do have a question, I was trying to find some tips to care of a baby blackbird that I found on my garden, she have fell from the nest from my 2 floor roof, so it was a big impact over the gravel and bricks. She has little to none feathers when I get her, I tried to put again on the nest, but no success, then I hang a basket out of the window just below the nest entrance to see if the parent feed her, but no success again. Now she are thriving and starting to learn how to break, soon she will be starting to feed her self, 8 days since I found her. But the my real concern is because 2 days ago she stated to sneeze, at beginning was short and not frequent, but now it's like 4 to 6 sneezes in sequence, and sound very wet. She has been feed with earth worms mostly, some dry mealworms(soaked in water over night, but dried on paper befor feeding). Any ideas what these sneezes can be? She is eating ok, she is very active and fully feathered. Thank you soo much. I'm looking forward to hear from you ;)
Congrats for the channel again

[johnredhd]

I live in the USA, but I know I'm in Europe when I hear the song of the blackbird!

[renaephenix]

I raised one I found a baby blackbird she grew and wouldnt leave me then this last summer she flew away but stayed around me.then this winter she came back and came to my window she needs food smothered snow everywhere she came to my bedroom window I heard her!

[AventureOiseauxNature]

Beautiful Channel, I like it a lot and I subscribe . See you soon, my friend.

[Sean-onno]

I Seen The Male Today In Ireland That's Why I'm Here it's rare you would See them here

[furatbagdady]

My blackbird just died this morning suddenly she was totally fine yesterday I can’t stop crying cause I always heel birds then send them free but I think I killed this one I don’t know how ..

[paulharvey]

lovely thank you! more and more I want to protect God's holy gift = our beautiful planet earth =help me God to support a strong and good green movement worldwide amen❤😊