Blackbird

ARKive - Blackbird
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Turdus_merula/
Research bird that is common in urban areas across the UK with this description, status, and link to series of colour images.

ARKive - Blackbird, Turdus merula
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Turdus_merula/more_still_images.html
Find out about the nest-building skills of the blackbird with these colour images. Also photos of eggs and male feeding chicks.

BBC News - Migrating Blackbird Rings Changes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4353671.stm
Develop an insight into exactly who CL98725 is, and why he clock-up 1,000 in two years. Includes colour photo of CL98725.

Birds of Britain - Blackbird
http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/blackbird.htm
Talks about the species' personality and its habitat. See images and find out what the male and female look like.

British Garden Birds - Blackbird
http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/birds/blackbird.htm
Look into how albinism can effect some blackbirds and read difference between male and female adults, and juveniles. Plus six colour images and distribution map of UK.

British Trust for Ornithology - Blackbird
http://www.bto.org/birdtrends2004/wcrblabi.htm
Check out trends of the blackbird in the UK with table illustrating population changes from 1967-2003. Also includes status, and link to distribution maps.

British Trust for Ornithology - Bye-Bye Blackbird
http://www.bto.org/appeals/blackbird.htm
Read how £60,000 was used to help determine reasons for the decline of the blackbird population in the UK. Lists questions to be answered.

NationMaster - Blackbird
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Blackbird/
Learn about bird that is common in UK, Europe, and much of Asia, but is not related to the family of black birds found in north America. Colour photo of side profile of male.

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Blackbird
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/b/blackbird/
Investigate quick and positive way to identify the male of the species. Includes data on diet, where to see it in the UK, and what it sounds like.

Tiscali Reference - Blackbird
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0007442.html
Gain an insight into bird that enjoys human company and is found across Europe, Asia, and north Africa. Very brief description that includes diet, habitat, and song.

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