Thrushes in Orkney Islands
Our list for Orkney Islands has 6 thrushes recorded regularly there: 1 summer visitor, 4 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Orkney Islands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosPassage migrantCommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusPassage migrantUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusScarceUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Redwing 20–24 cm
- Ring Ouzel 23–24 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Fieldfare 22–27 cm
- Mistle Thrush 26–29 cm
Body 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