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winter visitor
Red-listedThrushes
Fieldfare
A winter thrush from Scandinavia, arriving in the United Kingdom in autumn to feast on berry-laden hedgerows. Fieldfares are social and often seen with redwings.
Turdus pilaris
Farmland Orchards Open fields
Size
22-27 cm
Wingspan
39-42 cm
Weight
80-140 g
Lifespan
5 years
Diet
Berries (especially hawthorn and rowan) and windfall apples in winter; worms and insects in summer.
Song & Call
A harsh, chattering 'chack-chack' call in flight.
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Speed
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Recording by Benoît Van Hecke · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
How to identify
- Grey head and rump
- Chestnut brown back
- Black tail
Conservation
Red-listed
Winter numbers depend on continental berry crops; protect traditional orchards.
