Birds such as blackbirds, and some mammals, will feed on the nutritious fruits in autumn.
An alternative etymology suggests that the medieval Latin merulus (mentioned from the end of the 10th century) functioned as a diminutive of Latin merle, expressing an image of blackbirds sitting on a wall.
meaning either "enclosure of a man named Ōsla" or "enclosure frequented by blackbirds".
The nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence" makes reference to "Four and twenty blackbirds, baked in a pie..." but it is uncertain whether pie vents were designed to look like birds because of this song.
The word is an old version of the word "Svarttrost" which means blackbird.
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Of the two lakes built in the garden, the larger lake, located in the centre of the park, is the habitat for water birds such as Mallard, Moorhen, Ring-necked Parakeet, White Wagtail, Wren, Blackbird, Blackcap, House Sparrow, Serin, and Greenfinch.
Additional factors were competition with introduced Song Thrushes and Common Blackbirds, as well as by interbreeding with the latter species producing sterile offspring.