Below: Two photos taken by Chris Puddephatt in Quinag Northern Scotland in July 2023, showing juvenile birds undergoing moult and approaching adult plumage

Below: Two photos of an adult Ring Ouzel feeding on meal worms and over-wintering in North Shropshire, taken by Geoff Hall in January 2023

Below: Two photos of an adult Ring Ouzel in flight, taken by James Anderson in Weardale, Co. Durham on 22nd June 2022

Below: Three photos of adult Ring Ouzels feeding on Rowan, taken by Ceri Jones on 8th November 2022 in the Elan Valley.

Below: Photo of adult Ring Ouzel taken by Tim Melling on 3rd November 2022 in the Peak District.

Below: Photo of juvenile (1st Winter) Ring Ouzel near Santander, Northern Spain. Photograped by Guillermo Rodriguez Lazaro on 25th September 2022. The bird was colour-ringed and identified as being ringed as a chick on 21st May 2022 in Glen Clunie.

Below: Four photos of adult and juvenile Ring Ouzels taken at Scar House Reservoir North Yorks in early June 2022 by Pete Curran.

Below: Photo and VIDEO of over wintering Ring Ouzel at Dogsthorpe, Cambridgeshire taken in January 2022 by Paul Bolton.

Below: Photo of over wintering Ring Ouzel near Lorton, Lake Disrrict in December 2021. Supplied by Lee Schofield.

Below: Three photos of adult Ring Ouzels taken by Peter Curran in the Yorkshire Dales in summer 2021

Below: An adult Ring Ouzel taken by Fiona Freshney on Manga Hill Dartmoror in October 2021

Below: 6 photos of an adult Ring Ouzel taken by Pete Curran during the spring of 2019 on the North York Moors

Below: Two photos of a colour ringed Ouzel taken by Derek Hale on Culver Down, Isle of Whight in October 2019

Below: Two photos of a singing adult Ring Ouzel taken by Peter Curran at Scarhouse Yorkshire in May 2018

Below: Two cracking photos taken by Paul Fisher of adult Ring Ouzels in Derbyshire in the summer of 2018

Below: A series of five photos taken by Peter Curran near Scar House reservoir North Yorkshire in May 2018, of a family of Ring Ouzels includng their nest site

Below: Photo taken by David Sill of a group of migrating Ring Ouzels in the South Pennines in early April 2018

Below: Two photos of a Ring Ouzel photographed by Oliver Sharp in his garden in Ainsdale, Merseyside on 24th April 2018

Below: Photo of a colour-ringed Ring Ouzel photographed by Blair Jones at the Newport Wetland Reserve on 24th March 2018

Below: Two photos of a female Ring Ouzel taken by Graham Addy near Aldbrough East Yorks on 22nd February 2018

Below: Photo taken by Franz-Josef Odinius in the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens on 23rd January 2018

Below: Photo taken by Claire Srodzinski on 14th December 2017 on Mynydd Meio, Caerphilly South Wales

Below:Photo taken by Raymond A Hogg (R.H.Hogg) on 30th October 2017 in Drongan, Ayrshire, of a male Ring Ouzel seen amongst some winter thrushes.

Below: Two photos taken by Marian Kemp on 22nd June 2017 in Weardale. The first photo shows the "colour-ringed" male, and the second photo shows the male feeding a juvenile.

Below: Two photos taken by Ian Cole on 31st May 2017 near Bollihope in County Durham. the first photo is of a "colour ringed" female. The second photo shows a one-legged male.

Below:Photo of male "colour ringed" Ring Ouzel taken by Mark Sullivan on 18th May 2017 near the Glen Callater car park at Auchallater, Glen Clunie.

Below: Photo of migrant female Ring Ouzel (colour ringed) taken by Stuart Darbyshire at RSPB Marshside (Nr Southport) on 25th March 2017

Below: Photo of Ring Ouzel taken by Arnuad Barras (University of Bern) in Switzerland on 30th March 2017. Bird captured for ringing purposes.

Below: Two photos taken by Des Brommage on Skomer Island in April 2015. The first photo is of a colour-ringed Ouzel which was ringed as a breeding female in Glen Clunie in 2013. The same bird has been recorded breeding in Gen Clunie in 2014, 2015 and has just fledged her first brood in 2016.

Below: Two photos taken by Alistair Crowle in the summer of 2016 of Ring Ouzel nests in a barn in the North Pennines,. The same pair of birds raised two successive broods, one brood in each nest.

Below: Photo taken by Bunty Macdonald of a returning Ring Ouzel to her garden in Carrbridge feeding on scattered berries, taken on 9th May 2016

Below: Two photos taken by John Butcher of a Ring Ouzel in his garden in Portsmouth on 21st April 2016

Below: Photos of a pair of Ring Ouzels who attempted to build a nest in the garden of a Paris suburb in April 2016. Photos courtesy of Chris Petts

Below: Photo of an over wintering Ring Ouzel taken near St Osyth in Essex during the winter of 2015/16. Photo courtesy of Chris Tyas

Below: Photo of adult Ring Ouzel in Lode Norfolk taken in December 2015. Photo courtesy of Peter Wells

Below: Photo of adult Ring Ouzel near the summit of Dow Crag (Coniston Cumbria) taken on 9th August 2015. Photo courtesy of John Holden.

Below: Photo of a colour ringed Ring Ouzel at Rosewall Hill between St. Ives and Zennor in Cornwall taken on 24th April 2015. Courtesy of Vivian Stratton.

Below: Two photos of a Ring Ouzel at Guilsborough, Northants taken on 17th April 2015. Courtesy of Cathy Ryden

Below: Two photos taken in North Walney nature reserve Cumbria on 09th April 2015 by Andy Gordon

Below: Photos of adult and fledgling Ring Ouzels in Weardale 2014 courtesy of Sarah Marshall

Ring Ouzel ringed fledgling of 1-2 days. Weardale 2014. Courtesy Sarah Marshall

Ring Ouzel adult and fledgling of 1week. Weardale 2014. Courtesy Sarah Marshall

Ring Ouzel fledgling of 1 month. Weardale 2014. Courtesy Sarah Marshall

Ring Ouzel fledgling bathing. Weardale 2014. Courtesy Sarah Marshall

Ring Ouzel fledgling of 1-2 months. Weardale 2014. Courtesy Sarah Marshall

Ring Ouzel female pullus possibly ringed in 2013. Weardale 2014. Courtesy Sarah Marshall

Below: Photos of moulting male Ring Ouzels in Weardale 2014 courtesy of James Anderson

Moulting male Ring Ouzel in Weardale 2014. Courtesy James Anderson

Moulting male Ring Ouzel in Weardale 2014. Courtesy James Anderson

Moulting male Ring Ouzel in Weardale 2014. Courtesy James Anderson

Moulting male Ring Ouzel in Weardale 2014. Courtesy James Anderson

The above four photos were taken by Peter King in his garden at Haywards Heath, West Sussex
in early February 2015

The aboe two photos were taken by Terry Jeffries in his garden at Buckfastleigh Devon
on 13th January 2015

Above: Ring Ouzel seen in Magdalen, Kings Lynn, Norfolk on 21st April 2014. Photo taken by Clive Girdler.

Above: Ring Ouzel seen on Cromarty on 22nd April 2014. Photos taken by Gordon Haynes.

Above: Ring Ouzel seen in Runham Norfolk on 17th April 2014. Photo taken by Sharon Jordon.

Above: Ring Ouzel seen near Cairngorm mountains on 13th April 2014. Photos taken by Bunty Macdonald.

Above: Ring Ouzel seen in Cornwall on 10th April 2014. Photos taken by Gillian Nott. Right hand photo shows Blackbird in background.

Above: Ring Ouzel seen in the North Wirrall on 5th April 2014. Photos taken by Gill Lewis.

Above: A colour ringed Ring Ouzel seen near St Agnes Isles of Scilly on 15th Oct 2013. Photos taken by Philip Kenyon.

Above: Photos of a colour ringed Ring Ouzel seen near Portland Dorset on 27th Oct 2013. Photos taken by Keith Pritchard.

Above: Photos of adult Ring Ouzel seen near Bognor Regis West Sussex on 12th Oct 2013. Photos taken by Phyllis Buck.

Above: Trapped and killed fledgling Ring Ouzel. See sighting 18th July 2013. Photo taken by Ian R Poxton.

Above: Ring Ouzel photo taken by David Beasley on 15th April 2013 in Salter's Lode, Norfolk

Above: Ring Ouzel photos taken by Giancarlo Dinghile on 25th October 2012 in Farley Hill, Luton

Above: Ring Ouzel photos taken by Len Roddis on 17th October 2012 in Bexhill, Kent

Above: Ring Ouzel seen in Cairngorm Car Park on 28th July 2012 [Peter Gordon]

Above: Ring Ouzel seen in Norton Green, Stevenage in early April 2012 [Gary Sanderson]

Above: Ring Ouzel seen at Bray Clough, Moorfield Glossop on 7th April 2012 [Colin Ashcroft]

Above two photos: Ring Ouzel seen in garden in Shoreham West Sussex on 15th February 2012 [Jenni Abraham]

Above: Ring Ouzel seen in garden in Dunstable Bedfordshire on 10th February 2012 [Susan Yannakopoulos]

Above: Ring Ouzel seen in garden in Calne Wiltshire on 25th January 2012 [Robert Turner]

Above: A pair of Ring Ouzels at Gwennap Head, SW Cornwall - October 2011 [Julian Hodgson]

Above: Ring Ouzel in Cave Dale Castleton Derbyshire - October 2011 [Andrew Hynes]

Above: Ring Ouzel on Peak District Moors Derbyshire - August 2011 [Tim Melling]

Above: First 2011 sighting of Ring Ouzel at Scar House, North Yorks. 28th March [Peter Curran]

Above: Male Ring Ouzel at st Mary's Isles of Scilly, taken on 10th April 2011[Joe Pender]
The colour rings indicate that the bird was ringed as a chick in Glen Effock in Tayside by Mike Nicholl in 2010.

Above: Male Ring Ouzel at Scar House in Yorkshire 2011 [Peter Curran]

Above: Ring Ouzel feeding at Scar House in Yorkshire 2011 [Peter Curran]

Above: Ring Ouzel in flight at Scar House in Yorkshire 2011 [Peter Curran]

Above: Ring Ouzel feeding at Scar House in Yorkshire 2011 [Peter Curran]

Above: Male Ring Ouzel [Sonja Ludwig]

Above: Male Ring Ouzel in flight [Sonja Ludwig]

Above: Fledgling with radio tag [Sonja Ludwig]

Above: Fledgling hiding [Sonja Ludwig]

Above: Female Ring Ouzel [Sonja Ludwig]

Above: Female Ring Ouzel [Sonja Ludwig]

Above: Female Ring Ouzel on nest [Sonja Ludwig]

Above: Female Ring Ouzel in flight [Sonja Ludwig]

Above: Male Ring Ouzel, Rosedale, North York Moors: May 2006 [Ken Hutchinson]

Above: A close encounter with a Ring Ouzel in a blizzard! Manor Valley, Tweeddale, 6th April 2008 [Graham Pyatt]

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