Turdus merula · Irish: Lon Dubh (male) / Céirseach (female)

The golden-voiced songster that opens and closes the Irish day.

Habitat: Gardens, parks, woodland and hedgerows. | Season: All year

Identification

• Male: glossy black, bright orange-yellow bill and eye-ring
• Female: dark brown, paler streaked throat, duller bill

Behaviour

One of Ireland's finest songsters, singing from rooftops and treetops at dawn and dusk; forages on lawns, flicking leaf litter aside.

Did you know?

In old Irish storytelling, the Blackbird of Derrycarn is one of the "oldest animals" figures, said to have outlived generations — a nod to how long-lived and familiar this garden singer really is.

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