Blimey!
All my life I've seen thrushes in the garden(s) and I assumed that that was it.
Just now, I looked out of my kitchen window and saw two thrush like birds the size of small chickens on the lawn. (OK, bit of an exaggeration).
I was amazed and called to Mrs. B to look out of the window.
"Oh yeah", she said, "Mistle Thrushes"
Gosh, aren't they big? And how come I've never seen one before?