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02-12-2011, 03:53 PM
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| | | Re: Whose stool is this (assuming its mammal and not a dog!) Quote:
Originally Posted by Dogghound Can't be xexexexexe having another argument with you about xexexexe though so think what you like.  | Fair enough ... it's only an opinion after all ... wasn't planning to make an issue of it. However I have been clearing up blackbird/thrush droppings for more than 40 years ... and ones from hedgehogs for just slightly less. | 
02-12-2011, 07:28 PM
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| | | Re: Whose stool is this (assuming its mammal and not a dog!) I think thrush droppings tend to be browner/lighter than the hedgehog scat I've seen (with my very limited knowledge). | 
03-12-2011, 04:27 AM
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| | | Re: Whose stool is this (assuming its mammal and not a dog!) Quote:
Originally Posted by Dogghound
Here is one from a blackbird. Bird droppings do not always contain urates. | No but they do tend to have a more slimy appearance and consistency of colour than that shown in the OP's pic'. I dont see anything in your picture that relates enough to the first picture to support your claim that its from a member of the Thrush family let alone definitely Avian. There's just not enough to go on.
Dave | 
04-12-2011, 09:20 AM
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| | | Re: Whose stool is this (assuming its mammal and not a dog!) Adding to the varied views - late as usual because I tried in vain to find a similar dropping yesterday on the fell to photograph. The heavy rain and high winds have quickly degraded similar droppings to those shown in the OP's post.
Areas of Cartmel Fell near me have significant numbers of Hawthorns growing on rough and unimproved pastures. They attract huge numbers of the thrushes and finches who graze on the now soft berries. These berries contain a high proportion of indigestible matter which passes through the birds resulting in droppings of similar appearance to that whose ID is questioned. Bulked up faeces from diets with high proportions of indigestible matter are often larger than the norm.
There are also many Holly trees on the fell. Woodpigeons are currently making a meal of their berries.
Watching the various thrushes cramming their crops with berries I can only surmise that the digestive systems have to work very quickly and the lack of visible urates is due to the higher than normal amount of droppings produced.
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