Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
(aka Common Blackbird)
Male Common Blackbird, Scotland, February 2003 - click for larger image

The Male Eurasian Blackbird is unmistakable with his all black plumage and his yellow bill and eye-ring.

It is found throughout Europe, in north Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. See the distribution map at Birdlife International.
Male Common Blackbird, Scotland, February 2003 - click for larger image Essentially a woodland bird, it has adapted very successfully to farmland and gardens.

The female, seen in photos 3 and 4, is grey-brown with a brownish-white throat and speckled breast. The bill is dark.
Common Blackbird, Scotland, January 2004 - click for larger image
Common Blackbird, Scotland, November 2003 - click for larger image
Immature male Common Blackbird, Scotland, May 2005 - click for larger image
Juvenile Common Blackbird, Scotland, February 2005 - click for larger image
Common Blackbird, Monks Eleigh, Suffolk, England, May 2015 - click for larger image
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