Birds · Not heard for 34 days.

Stylised portrait of a Eurasian Blackbird

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

First heard here 3 Oct · last heard 3 Oct · 1 day in the last year · 1 detections on record

Hear it

A clear recording dawn song, recorded in Germany

Amselforscher, xeno-canto, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Trimmed to 20 seconds.

What to look for

The common blackbird is a species of true thrush. It is also known as the Eurasian blackbird, or simply the blackbird. It breeds in Europe, western Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand. It has a number of subspecies across its large range; a few former Asian subspecies are now widely treated as separate species. Depending on latitude, the common blackbird may be resident, partially migratory, or fully migratory.

Read more on Wikipedia (Common blackbird)

Photograph of a Eurasian Blackbird
Photo: Andreas Trepte, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.

When it has been heard

Detections per day, last 30 days. Heard on 0 of them.
018 Oct: 0 detections9 Oct: 0 detections10 Oct: 0 detections11 Oct: 0 detections12 Oct: 0 detections13 Oct: 0 detections14 Oct: 0 detections15 Oct: 0 detections16 Oct: 0 detections17 Oct: 0 detections18 Oct: 0 detections19 Oct: 0 detections20 Oct: 0 detections21 Oct: 0 detections22 Oct: 0 detections23 Oct: 0 detections24 Oct: 0 detections25 Oct: 0 detections26 Oct: 0 detections27 Oct: 0 detections28 Oct: 0 detections29 Oct: 0 detections30 Oct: 0 detections31 Oct: 0 detections1 Nov: 0 detections2 Nov: 0 detections3 Nov: 0 detections4 Nov: 0 detections5 Nov: 0 detections6 Nov: 0 detections8 Oct23 Oct6 Nov018 Oct: 0 detections9 Oct: 0 detections10 Oct: 0 detections11 Oct: 0 detections12 Oct: 0 detections13 Oct: 0 detections14 Oct: 0 detections15 Oct: 0 detections16 Oct: 0 detections17 Oct: 0 detections18 Oct: 0 detections19 Oct: 0 detections20 Oct: 0 detections21 Oct: 0 detections22 Oct: 0 detections23 Oct: 0 detections24 Oct: 0 detections25 Oct: 0 detections26 Oct: 0 detections27 Oct: 0 detections28 Oct: 0 detections29 Oct: 0 detections30 Oct: 0 detections31 Oct: 0 detections1 Nov: 0 detections2 Nov: 0 detections3 Nov: 0 detections4 Nov: 0 detections5 Nov: 0 detections6 Nov: 0 detections8 Oct23 Oct6 Nov

Busiest day so far: Saturday 3 October, 1 detections between 3:54pm and 3:54pm.

Time of day

When it calls, last 30 days. Darker is busier.

Busiest around 3pm. From 1 day with hourly counts.

DayHeardFirstLastPeak confidence
3 Oct13:54pm3:54pm71%

Detections are automatic and can be wrong.