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Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus

 
 

In: Ring Ouzel   Ca: Merla de pit blanc   Da: Ringdrossel   De: Ringdrossel   Es: Mirlo de collar   Fi: sepelrastas   Fr: Merle à plastron   It: Merlo dal collare   Nl: Beflijster   No: Ringtrost   Pt: Melro-de-peito-branco   Sv: Ringtrast   US: Ring Ouzel   Ru: Белозобый дрозд

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Identification

The species is the upland equivalent of the Blackbird. Males are like Blackbirds, but with a conspicuous white breast-band and pale fringes to the wing feathers. Females are similar but the chest-band is duller and its plumage browner. Both the male and female are obviously scaly underneath and have grey edges to their wing feathers making the wings paler than the body.

Habitat

Breeds in moorland and mountainous areas especially around rocky cloughs or outcrops.

Migration

Birds in southern Europe simply move to lower altitudes in winter. The rest of the population migrates south to Iberia and north Africa.

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  13:59 19/05/10 Ring Ouzel Norfolk Wells Woods   
  08:44 14/05/10 Ring Ouzel Norfolk Blakeney   
  14:13 13/05/10 Ring Ouzel Suffolk Snape 09:30 
  10:23 12/05/10 Ring Ouzel Norfolk Blakeney 10:00 
  22:41 11/05/10 Ring Ouzel Cambs Whittlesey   
  22:17 10/05/10 Ring Ouzel Wicklow Lough Tay 19:00 
  21:19 10/05/10 Ring Ouzel E Yorks Spurn 09/05/10 
  14:19 10/05/10 Ring Ouzel S Yorks Winscar Reservoir   
  11:34 09/05/10 Ring Ouzel S Yorks Winscar Reservoir   
  08:16 09/05/10 Ring Ouzel Shetland Sumburgh, Mainland 08/05/10 

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saw a ring ouzel in our garden this morning 23/11/09. just outside Tralee ,Co. Kerry....eating apple windfalls!!
   lola scollard, 23/11/09 11:33Edit post Edit post Report inappropriate post Inappropriate
I'de never seen one before (as far as I know) but I believe I saw a ring ouzel in Victoria Park in Londonderry N. Ireland on Christmas morning. ground feeding.
   Liam Cummings, 28/12/09 10:06Edit post Edit post Report inappropriate post Inappropriate
have seen three ring ouzels in my garden for the last week.they all appear to be females.i live in bolton
   s.edmunds, 28/12/09 13:55Edit post Edit post Report inappropriate post Inappropriate
15.01.10 Charlbury, Oxfordshire: Saw female Ring Ouzel in my garden today - only there for about a minute or so before being chased off by blackbirds.
   Geoff Clifford, 16/01/10 10:23Edit post Edit post Report inappropriate post Inappropriate
10.02.10 Again saw a Ring Ouzel in my garden during snow flurries when many birds were visiting. It was chased off by several Blackbirds.
   Geoff Clifford, 10/02/10 16:27Edit post Edit post Report inappropriate post Inappropriate
Flock of six Ring Ouzels landed in garden in Sennen, West Cornwall at 19.10 on 16 April 2010, and were there for around 10 minutes. Grid Ref: SW365265
   ChrisB, Saturday 08:46Edit post Edit post Report inappropriate post Inappropriate
whilst walking the Tarmachan Ridge on 23.03.10 I saw 4 ring ouzels (2 pairs?) at the bealach between Meall Garbh and Beinn nan Eachan.
   ian wishart, yesterday 07:49Edit post Edit post Report inappropriate post Inappropriate
Sightings are best emailed to sightings@birdguides.com or submitted online at www.birdguides.com/submit.
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