Male Blackbird

We are going away for a few days starting on Friday morning.  This meant I had a busy day as all the laundry from the Lodge needed ironed before Clickychick takes them to our cleaner tomorrow.  I do the ironing using the press in the spare bedroom.  I hadn't realised until recently just how good a view point this is for the garden birds.

I mentioned recently a rare visit by a Treecreeper, well it came again.  That and the appearance of Long Tailed Tits prompted me to take the camera up with me.  A False start (I must remember when I put the battery on charge) meant all the exciting things had gone by the time I was ready.

So this male Blackbird will have to do.  I have never seen the dark beaked migrants which were mentioned on Autumnwatch tonight, but I am fairly sure this is a this years youngster moulted into adult plumage and not yet reached full maturity and a yellow beak.  I think this as I have seen ones like this much earlier in the year than any migrants would be around.

If anyone knows better please correct me.