Thrushes in Shetland Islands
Our list for Shetland Islands has 6 thrushes recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 3 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Shetland Islands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosWinter visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–May
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusPassage migrantUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
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