Yesterday we were watching Blackbirds collecting nesting material from our garden and today they were enjoying a courtship ritual there. I thought that they only bred in the Spring but looking it up I found out that the breeding season lasts from early March to late July, and chicks are often found in a nest well into August. During this period, blackbirds rear 2-3 broods. In a good year, fourth broods may be attempted.
The thunderstorms early this morning don't seem to have affected them off at all.