The Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Channel: A Shot Of Wildlife
Date: 2019-01-07

The Eurasian or common Blackbird (Turdus merula) is one of the most common and well known garden and woodland birds. Over five million pairs breed in the UK each year and in cold years more than 10 million more migrate here for the winter. 
In this video you can learn about the appearance, diet, behaviour and nesting of this often overlooked species of garden bird.  
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Some of the footage used in this video was obtained using Creative commons licenses. They have been edited. The originals can be found at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvi4rXW8oE8
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlFPvhZnhHY
https://youtu.be/kMbzPaX8wtY
https://youtu.be/rImW1UzHM3I