So, I had a Mistle Thrush...

Actually, I had two of them nosing around mid-week, but I didn't know what they were.

This morning, one alighted on the balcony rail a large bird, dark chocolate brown, flicked its tail like blackbirds do. Beautiful creature and less timid than a lot of the little villains coming by on a daily basis.

I bounced it (naturally) off Twitter and Brownhills Bob said from the description, it was a Mistle Thrush.

All I can say is, they are very welcome, as are all the other little varmints coming for a feed.

Trevor, one of OBC's Coffin Dodgers (shootlers) sent me a 4 kilo bag of seed and some other stuff I've not unpacked yet AND another feeder.

I'm going to have a bloody stacking pattern of little winged buggers over the balcony but do you know, I don't mind a bit.

I will try to photograph the mad voyeuristic blut tit and one of these thrushes, but it's not that easy.

Even if I go by the window to pick something up and scare one away, I get the guilts. Enough already !

Mistle Thrushes are something else though - see if I can find a picture on the interweb.

Couldn't find one like my little visitors - will have to get busy with the Fuji

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[No1LindaMason]

Wait until you hear that mistle thrush sing...you're very lucky to have them coming to your feeders. We've found Wilkinsons to be the best value for bird seed. If you can, try a feeder with nyger seeds, you'll attract the finches then. You may have to give it quite a while before they show up but once they know where you are, they'll be very rewarding visitors. BTW, have you thought about constructing a sort of screen near the window so you can see them but they can't see you?