Fieldfare: In winter

The Fieldfare meets winter in roaming flocks that move to wherever the berries are.

  • Food: rowan berries, windfall fruit and other winter berries; a good rowan-berry season can keep large flocks in one place.
  • Numbers: how many are seen varies greatly from year to year depending on the berry supply and the cold.
  • Sound: the flock is often heard by its rattling "tcha-tcha-tcha" before it is seen.
  • Company: the Fieldfare often winters together with Redwings and other thrushes, and the flocks may aggressively defend berry-laden trees against intruders.

More about the Fieldfare

  • Song & calls
  • Breeding
  • Nest & eggs
  • Diet
  • Migration
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