Unlike the Mistle Thrush, the Music Thrush usually flies low, below tree top height, from bush to bush. If you saw and heard a Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) sat next to a Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus), you’d probably be able to tell immediately that they were different, even if you’re not a birder, although they’re both very similar.However, a lone thrush sat high up in a neighbour’s tree (coincidentally near the mistletoe) is it a Song or a Mistle? Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) The Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) – Turdus meaning “thrush” – is a highly characteristic bird with a memorable, repetitive birdsong. The bird sometimes has a warm buff colouration to either side of the breast. The Song Thrush has a plain dark brown back and head, it's throat and underside is white with large brown spots. I think Song Thrush, but would appreciate a second opinion. The throat and upper part are white with some black streaks. The face is white with some black markings, while the eye has a distinct white eyering. Nominate race is brownish-grey above, with buffy-olive rump, narrow whitish wingbars and greyish flight-feather It is smaller and a warmer brown than the Mistle Thrush, and lacks the white eyestripe and red flank patches of the Redwing. The song thrush is a familiar bird, brown above, with a white belly covered in black, drop-shaped spots. Mistle Thrush - Turdus Viscivorus The Mistle Thrush is a large thrush, it could only be confused with its cousin, the Song Thrush.Mistle Thrushes dwarf Song Thrushes, they can be up to 10cm larger. The belly is almost white with fewer, smaller dark areas than the Mistle Thrush. Mistle thrush. The costs is brownish in coloring. The are a slightly less common breeder and like Song Thrush, numbers increase during winter with continental birds moving in to escape harsh winter conditions. About the same size as a Blackbird. Being smaller than Mistle thrushes and Blackbirds, you’ll notice the speckled breast, a feature of the bird that makes it … a song thrush nest is very tidy, while a mistle thrush has a nest full of bits of rubbish paper and they are very keen to defend it this may help if you see them nesting in spring 15 January 2012 at 12:49 Mistle Thrush 27-28 cm; 93-167 g. Large, long-tailed, rather pale thrush. They have got relatively large eyes, as do Robins and other woodland ground feeding birds, and pale red legs. If there is a mild spell in December and you happen to out and about, keep an ear cocked for the powerful song of the mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus).He can be heard almost anywhere, including parks within our largest cities. It should be noted too that our resident Thrush populations also get ‘topped up’ in the winter, with thousands of Blackbirds, Song Thrushes and Mistle Thrushes from Britain, Fennoscandia and mainland Europe either spending the winter here or at least passing through on their way further south. The crown, nape and back of the Mistle Thrush are plain brown. Has a very upright stance in comparison to either Song thrush or Blackbird. Have been having a debate with someone (don't ask) as to whether this is a Song Thrush or a Mistle Thrush.