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Grey head & grey upper rump between folded wings = fieldfares.
Winter visitors to the UK.We have a bunch hanging around. They were attracted to the rosehips on the clmbing rose that grows through the holly tree. Unfortunately the rosehips seem generally to be too big for them to eat. I did my next best by throwing several handfuls of 'Wild Bird Food' onto the flattish roof of the woodshed to encourage them not to rest on the ground, as the neighbours have many birdicidal cats.
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Question for any twitchers out there. My garden has become suddenly overrun by birds I don't recognise. They're about the same size as a blackbird, but fatter, with brown wings, a grey head, yellow beak and a speckled underneath. Anyone any ideas on what they might be? There's about 2 dozen of them sitting around in the snow eating fallen cherries.