The mistle thrush is hunted by birds of prey including the boreal owl,[REF] short-eared owl,[REF] tawny owl,[REF] Ural owl,[REF] Eurasian eagle-owl,[REF] golden eagle,[REF] kestrel,[REF] common buzzard,[REF] red kite,[REF] northern goshawk,[REF] peregrine falcon,[REF] and sparrowhawk [REF].
External parasites of the mistle thrush include the hen flea, the moorhen flea, the castor bean tick and the brightly coloured harvest mite [REF].