Re: Beautiful songthrush!

The songthrush is one of my very favourite birds so I'm really pleased to have one nesting in my garden this year.  I have all of my feeders in the back garden where it is more private but this thrush has chosen to nest in a large conifer by our gatepost right next to the road!  I saw it going in and out with beaksful of dead leaves a couple of weeks back.  Just lately it has taken to coming out for a walk round the front garden around mid-morning listening for worms.  Just thought I'd share a couple of photos.

I noticed on the last one that there was an egg just behind the thrush and went out to have a look. 

I've tried to identify it from a book I have and I think it could be a thrush egg.  It's about 30mm long.  I can't imagine how it has got to the ground without breaking.  Presumably another bird might have taken it from the nest?

Hi Christine

How lucky are you to get a Song Thrush nesting in your garden, they are aq beautiful bird.

She may have laid the egg there rather than anything nicking it out of the nest, it may be a case of her just having to let it out...someone may give you some info on it.

What a dilemma.  I have also just spotted a pair of Song Thrushes loitering in the bushes, managed to get this shot before it flew off.  I haven't seen them in the garden before. 

I may be quite wrong but that looks an awfully big egg for a Song Thrush. Though they do vary they are usually speckled and blotched with reddish brown.

Jenni

Wonder if it can be either Woodpigeon or Collared Dove egg.

The photo doesn't show the colour too well - it was definitely a pale blue egg and collared doves and wood pigeons are white according to my book.  The only one which looked remotely similar was a starling egg and I don't get starlings in my garden.  It's a mystery!

Wonderful to have these on your doorstep, how lucky are you.

Thrush eggs are 27 x 20 mm. so this would be about right

Certainly looks like a thrush egg

 Ray