I am fairly new to getting interested in bird watching. I've seen a good amount of variety now, either in my garden or out in reserves etc.
But a bird I've found very elusive are thrushes. I know very little about them, though I think I finally saw one at Carsington Water, around the reservoir a few weeks ago. There were two I spotted feeding on berries in a tree, they stood out immediately as a bird I didn't recognise and I got a pretty good look at one through binoculars. They looked as big as a blackbird size and had a speckled breast and a redish tinge to them (it was into the sun which probably enhanced their colour). Looking at the RSPB page on thrushes, it must have been either a song thrush or a redwing. Then just yesterday I saw a bird I noticed a bird in trees which I thought could be a thrush, but then I now realise that female blackbirds (which I do have in my garden) look similar so it seems tricky to tell them apart.
It was great to see one but now I'd like to see some more. I know they are another bird in decline and used to be more common in gardens which is seemingly a common story with bird species now. But where is a good place to look for them? I live in South Yorkshire and have been to reserves like Potteric Carr and Old Moor, but those are mainly wetland sites whereas thrushes are woodland birds.