Holly Berries

Sunday, 28th October 2001, West Yorkshire

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A BLACKBIRD feeds on the the Cotoneaster berries on the plant trained up the front of our house.

In the shrubbery of a Victorian house at least ten birds have been attracted to the berries of a large Holly. They're mainly blackbirds, but there's also at least one Mistle Thrush.

It's a size larger than the blackbirds, has irregular spots on its breast and is greyer than the smaller Song Thrush. In flight it has a conspicuous white underwing.

Richard Bell,
wildlife illustrator
E-mail; 'richard@willowisland.co.uk'

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