"John Savage" wrote in message
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Chookie writes:
It seems that they are /Turdus merula/

Next time I have a problem, I can refer to them as little turduses,
and nobody can object!

Indeed, and the audience would be right there with you!

To take it even further, you'd slay them if you threw a bbq and
invited the whole neighbourhood over to an unforgettable feast of
char-grilled marinated buffalo, Bufo marinus.

Yuk!
Did you know crows have learnt how to eat parts of them yet avoid the
poisonous parts? I have watched a couple of them lately, not a pretty sight,
but then neither are the bufos
Clever crows.