Turdus pilaris
Status: Rare (Less than annual)
Origins: Widespread across most of Europe and western Asia, it breeds primarily in the north and winters further south and west. While it is at best an uncommon breeder in the British Isles, it winters there in large numbers. It is a rare vagrant to eastern North America.
Record Details: Ten records (13+ individuals) for Newfoundland:
- St. John’s, January 1 1973 (2nd Canadian record)
- At least four individuals were in St. John’s between December 29, 1985 – January 8, 1986
- Cape Spear, February 8, 1989
- St. John’s, December 22, 1991 – early February 1992
- St. Anthony, January 14 – late March, 1995
- St. John’s, January 2 – February 13, 1999
- Ferryland, January 12, 2001
- Reidville (near Deer Lake), ~December 15, 2012 – January 26, 2013
- Lumsden, February 6 – April 1, 2016
- St. John’s, March 5-6, 2021
There are at least two unconfirmed reports, from St. Anthony (June 4, 1994) and Cape Spear (April 29, 2002).
* NOTE – This website is not an official account and “may” contain incorrect information and/or details of unconfirmed records. *