The Song Thrush is a medium-sized member of the Thrush family and is sometimes known as the Throstle. It can be found throughout the country in woodlands, parks, meadows, farmlands and gardens. The Song Thrush likes to sing the same song about three times before singing the next song three times. It sings for most of the day.

The Song Thrush is a stocky-looking bird with a fat belly. It can easily be recognised by its cream coloured breast, tummy and sides which have dark brown spots all over. The spots look like they are in little neat rows. It has medium-brown coloured feathers and a medium-brown coloured face. It has a relatively short brown beak and a brown tail.

The Song Thrush likes to spend a lot of time on the ground looking for food such as earthworms, caterpillars, beetles and other insects. In winter it tends to eat snails. It breaks a snail's shell by holding the snail in its beak and by hitting it against a stone or another hard object to break the shell. Song Thrushes run and hop for a short distance when they are on the ground and then they tilt their heads to one side as though they are listening out for something. Song Thrushes always seem to be on alert.