Thrushes in Laois
Our list for Laois has 5 thrushes recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Laois in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jul
FieldfareTurdus pilarisScarceCommon22–27 cm
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cmBody length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made