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THOUGHTS FROM THE FIELD

Winter is generally a quieter time for birdsong. However, the February air begins to be filled with the melody of the most precocious songsters, the thrush family. The blackbird, mistle and song thrush are in full territorial voice by now, ahead of their rival garden favourites — the robin

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