This lone fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) makes the most of the last crab apples on our John Downie (Feb 2021). He appeared just after the ‘Beast from the East’ II. Some years large numbers descend on the crop, but this year we’ve seen only the one.
He’s obviously a member of the Thrush family with that lovely speckled chest, but side on, we also get a glimpse of his mixed colours: slate grey head, brown back and blackish tail.
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Nice photo capture 🐦 hok wee toot pretty bird , says my kitties 😸
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I love Fieldfares – their plumage is so lovely, a fine thrush!
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I’ve never heard of a fieldfare, but when I looked up their range map, I understood why: they’re mostly vagrants here, and apparently are limited to your part of the country. They sure do look like robins, though! Very pretty.
We are lucky they are ignoring Brexit!!!
Lovely photos. We have had lots this year, along with mistle thrushes. They are such pretty birds.
They mostly stayed with you this year, I think. I love seeing them in their flocks, but they are hard to creep up on for photos.
Lovely photos, as always. Shame they don’t like Golden Hornet, not that those crabs remain palatable over winter! We do get the occasional fieldfare but the blackbirds polished off the last of the Evereste in January!
Our crab apples have been eaten fairly slowly this year. They’ve gone mostly to three (extra large!) wood pigeons, plus a number of blackbirds too. Happily, M. ‘John Downie’ looks good to the very end.
Bloomin’ wood pigeons!
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Beautiful! Lovely combo with the crab apples.
Lol, and our neighbour’s rusty pink painted house!