A Hundred And Forty Three Grams Of Blackbird ....!

[Ditch]

I thought he'd dumped a King Edward in the bag! :eek: (Yes; The joke about the Speedo's does come to mind)

In your experience / to your knowledge; Just how ridiculously meaty was that bird? Does any body know the record weight for bulkiest Blackbird? This one was a chunk! :err:

[mafting]

This paper http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.00174.x/pdf gives a maximum weight of 92-150 g for individuals in winter.

[Ditch]

:smile: Excellent! Thanks. So; That confirms it. Our bird was a beast. But, not beyond the records.

Interestingly, I see the odd, male Blackbird mouching about out there. Spotted a ring on one of them. Then, today, I saw one who actually looked of a noticeable size. Wonder if it was him?

Did ye catch the bit where they were feeding them on top of a set of scales? Brilliant! :laugh: