Blue rock thrush

On 21 April, a man in Oregon took the first photo of a blue rock thrush in the US, where the birds are not usually found. Michael Sanchez thought it was a blackbird but then noticed it was blue and brown. Birdwatchers on social media later identified it. Days later, the species was spotted again near San Francisco. ● LIFESPAN: Up to 10 years. ● HABITAT: Usually in southern Europe, Africa and Asia, on rocky beaches, cliffs and mountains. ● SIZE: 21 to 23 centimetres long. ● DIET: Berries, insects, seeds, snails, spiders and worms. Sometimes lizards, mice and small reptiles. ● FUN FACT: Some blue rock thrushes migrate, and when they do they only fly at night in groups of up to four birds.…

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