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thrush sightings?

kilk · 2013-06-12 09:21:41

has anybody notices a decline in thrushes this year? i've only seen a couple this year so far and none in the west of the country.

12-06-2013 9:21am

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kilk

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has anybody notices a decline in thrushes this year? i've only seen a couple this year so far and none in the west of the country.

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#2 12-06-2013 2:32pm

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Plenty around here. They can be very secretive at this time of year but the numbers of Song and Mistle thrushes seems quite normal at present.

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#3 12-06-2013 5:10pm

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normal in and around Antrim town

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#4 12-06-2013 6:16pm

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i love listening the their song, but have not heard any so far this year.. plenty blackbirds and robins though

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#5 12-06-2013 6:19pm

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i have a mistle thrush nesting pretty much outside my door and a few song thrushes nesting in the locality.

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#6 12-06-2013 6:23pm

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trebor28 wrote: »

i have a mistle thrush nesting pretty much outside my door and a few song thrushes nesting in the locality.

great!! a thrush used to imitate my landline ringing a couple of years ago.. it was extremely talented at doing so :cool:

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#7 12-06-2013 6:48pm

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The record cold spring has killed alot of smaller birds - stonechats and swallow numbers are well down compared to last year on my place in North Mayo.

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