PamHall

Thank you! Now that you have pointed it out I can find it in my books, but the photos in my books only show the male underside and the female upperside and not in such vivid colours!

Thank you! Not the best photograph I know, will try and post a better one, they make such a lovely noise, the male makes a trilling noise (Trrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr) and the female answers with a different staccato call

Thank you!

Thank you! much appreciated!

Thanks, Stanislav.

Only ever seen two of these in my garden, this one, and another one this year, but was unable to photograph it

Pam

Thanks, Malcolm, I will use them in future, they seem to be more accurate than some of my birding books!

Jellis:
If you look at the second photo, the other two birds do not have the white markings, that's why I was thinking pair of adults with a juvenile

Thanks, Malcolm, I was busy answering re the distribution and didn't see your post till now.

The spotted ground thrush does not seem to be up in Gauteng (we are 600 kms from the sea), and the distribution maps for south Africa show the spotted ground thrush along the coast. The wing bars you talk about are much more distinct on the spotted ground thrush, where as in the photo above, they are just tips of the wings, I was thinking perhaps juvenile groundscraper?