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Find holly berries and you could spot a mistle thrush defending what\u2019s left of its precious food stash <\/p>\n\n

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A mistle thrush enjoys its private holly berry larder <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
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Attenborough presents the mistle thrush on Tweet of the Day <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n

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IF YOU NOTICE HOLLY BERRIES LEFT ON branches at the end of winter \u2013 and it is only female holly trees that have them in the first place \u2013 you may have come across the private larder of a mistle thrush. This is a bird that jealously guards its own berry supply to see itself through the winter months. Any other bird that dares spend too long in \u2018its\u2019 tree is chased away and subjected to a volley of agitated rattling calls. Blackbirds, song thrushes, robins, even woodpigeons and other mistle thrushes all get the same treatment. <\/p>\n\n

Though holly is a particular favourite, a mistle thrush will also defend other sources of fruit, such as yew, hawthorn or mistletoe, the plant after which it is named. Sadly, the species has been added to the UK\u2019s Red List of threatened birds, due to a sustained population decline over the past 50 years.<\/p>\n\n

BH <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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PHOTOS: MISTLE THRUSH: DAVID TIPLING <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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