Mistle Thrush

Turdus viscivorus

The mistle thrush is a bird common to much of Europe, temperate Asia and North Africa. It is a year-round resident in a large part of its range, but northern and eastern populations migrate south for the winter, often in small flocks. It is a large thrush with pale grey-brown upper parts, a greyish-white chin and throat, and black spots on its pale yellow and off-white under parts. The sexes are similar in plumage, and its three subspecies show only minimal differences. The male has a loud, far-carrying song which is delivered even in wet and windy weather, earning the bird the old name of stormcock. Historically, the name was also sometimes spelled "missel thrush". Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 35,165 times across 38 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 10°C (typically 6 to 14°C, from 21 areas).

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Europe ranged from 45°N in February to 55°N in June, about 1,100 km apart.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.