To clarify (or to add to the confusion), there is a migratory thrush in Europe that goes by the name of REDWING. It is not clear to me that the bird in the report from Scotland is a Redwinged BLACKBIRD. The REDWING looks superficially like the female blackbird, being brown, sort of stripey, and showing a white eye-line. It may be unusual or even rare in Scotland, causing some excitement. BTW, the Redwing is in the same family (turdus) as the American Robin. Glad to be of help.
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