Identifying Ring Ouzels and Blackbirds

Identifying Ring Ouzels and Blackbirds

Ring Ouzels are rare breeders in upland parts of the UK, but appear in greater numbers during their autumn migration, when this wonderful thrush can turn up almost anywhere. 

Watch our ID video to learn how to separate this species from Blackbird, while on the ground, in flight and by song.

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