Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[littleleicesterfox]

Hi guys

 

I've bee lucky enough this year to have a blackbird nest in my wisteria in the garden and we have some lovely chicks growing there.

 

However, I took a look at the nest today and one of the birds seems to have a speckled chest and doesn't much look like a blackbird to me. We've lost one baby bird already, pushed out by its siblings but we still seem to have three.

 

I'm fairly suburban and so I was wondering if anyone else knows if it's possible it's a cuckoo or more likely just a big female blackbird? I'll try and get a picture which would be a lot more helpful!

[Chucky Mama]

Could it be a thrush? We have one that nests in our Wisteria

[littleleicesterfox]

The parents are definitely blackbirds as I've been watching mum and dad fly back and forth feeding them...

 

Here's a picture:

 

[littleleicesterfox]

Actually, ignore me - I've just found some pictures of fledgling blackbirds on flickr and they look exactly right! The barred chest confused me but we're right now