Fairly common to common winter migrant from breeding grounds in Scandinavia and Russia. Breeds in wooded and forested habitats; in winter found mainly in open woodland, farmland with hedges, orchards, parkland. Often in flocks, sometimes mixed with Redwings and other thrushes, feeding out in fields or in fruiting trees. Rather large, subtly attractive thrush with blue-gray head, dark chestnut-brown back, gray rump, and variable peachy-buff wash on spotted breast.