Mistle Thrush

The mistle thrush is a large thrush common across much of Europe, temperate Asia and North Africa, and a year-round resident over much of its range, though northern and eastern populations migrate south in winter. It is 27–28 cm long, weighs 93–167 g and has pale grey-brown upperparts with black spots on pale underparts. Vagrants have reached China. The male has a loud, far-carrying song delivered even in wet and windy weather, earning the old name of stormcock. (Wikipedia, general species account)

It feeds on a wide variety of invertebrates, seeds and berries, and in winter vigorously defends mistletoe clumps or other fruiting trees. The open cup nest is built against a trunk or in a forked branch, the clutch of three to five eggs is incubated for 12–15 days mainly by the female, the chicks fledge about 14–16 days after hatching, and there are normally two broods. (Wikipedia, general species account)