Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Species
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris). Taken at Abingdon, Oxon., on March 1st 2018.
Taken at Abingdon, Oxon., on March 1st 2018. (© David Hastings)
(1/400th sec at f9. Click image for larger version)

Description

L: 22 - 27 cm

Fieldfares are large, colourful thrushes. They stand very upright and move forward with purposeful hops. They have grey heads and backs, and black tails. They have white undersides which are spotted black, and ochre chests. The sexes are similar.

They can be found throughout the British Isles from autumn to spring. They breed in Scandinavia and eastern Europe.

They feed in large flocks on open fields and other grassy areas. In bad weather they feed on berries.

Fieldfares are very sociable birds, and flocks can be hundreds strong.

The Fieldfare is a Red list species. Around 725000 birds over-winter in Britain.

Sightings

02-Jan-2025 : Standlake Common, Oxon (10+)
03-Dec-2024 : Hackpen Hill, Oxon (1)
08-Nov-2024 : Welney, Norfolk (30+)
05-Nov-2024 : Warham Greens, Norfolk (2)
26-Jan-2024 : Standlake Common, Oxon (6)
18-Jan-2024 : Aston, Oxon (50+)
15-Jan-2024 : Buckland Warren, Oxon (14)
01-Jan-2024 : Standlake Common, Oxon (50+)
26-Dec-2023 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
17-Dec-2023 : Aston, Oxon
05-Dec-2023 : Cote, Oxon (1)
23-Nov-2023 : Aston, Oxon (50+)
05-Nov-2023 : Hackpen Hill, Oxon (1)
01-Feb-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon (50+)
30-Jan-2023 : Otmoor, Oxon (1)
19-Jan-2023 : Slimbridge, Glos (1)
17-Jan-2023 : Aston, Oxon (1)
10-Dec-2022 : Aston, Oxon (1)
06-Dec-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon
20-Nov-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon
18-Nov-2022 : Hackpen Hill, Oxon (12)
14-Nov-2022 : Aston, Oxon (100+)
13-Nov-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon (1)
06-Nov-2022 : Aston, Oxon (1)
10-Feb-2022 : Dorchester, Oxon (4)
31-Jan-2022 : Wells Farm, Oxon (3)
05-Jan-2022 : Otmoor, Oxon (4)
12-Dec-2021 : Lower Radley, Oxon (7)
09-Dec-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon (10+)
02-Dec-2021 : Bagley Wood, Oxon (4+)
29-Nov-2021 : Lower Radley, Oxon (1)
25-Nov-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon (10+)
17-Nov-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon (c.30)
01-Mar-2021 : East Hendred Down, Oxon (6)
01-Mar-2021 : Segsbury Hill Fort, Oxon (4)
15-Feb-2021 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
14-Feb-2021 : Abingdon, Oxon (1)
12-Feb-2021 : Abingdon, Oxon (2)
10-Feb-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon (4)
09-Feb-2021 : Thrupp Lane, Radley, Oxon (3)
28-Jan-2021 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
12-Jan-2021 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (2)
02-Jan-2021 : Thrupp Lane, Radley, Oxon (2)
24-Dec-2020 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
17-Dec-2020 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (2)
15-Dec-2020 : Otmoor, Oxon (1)
09-Dec-2020 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
08-Dec-2020 : East Hendred Down, Oxon (100+)
04-Dec-2020 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
01-Dec-2020 : Lower Radley, Oxon (8)
26-Nov-2020 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
19-Nov-2020 : Otmoor, Oxon (2)
14-Mar-2020 : Standlake Common, Oxon (60+)
01-Mar-2020 : Lower Radley, Oxon (6)
11-Feb-2020 : Cote, Oxon
04-Jan-2020 : Standlake Common, Oxon (35+)
29-Dec-2019 : Standlake Common, Oxon (c20)
21-Dec-2019 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
08-Dec-2019 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (10+)
30-Nov-2019 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (50+)
10-Nov-2019 : Lower Radley, Oxon (6)
07-Nov-2019 : Northmoor, Oxon
25-Mar-2019 : Aston Upthorpe Downs, Oxon (7)
08-Jan-2019 : Standlake Common, Oxon (2)
03-Jan-2019 : Otmoor, Oxon (20+)
22-Dec-2018 : Blewbury Downs, Oxon (60+)
20-Dec-2018 : Standlake Common, Oxon (30+)
09-Dec-2018 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (30+)
02-Dec-2018 : Abingdon, Oxon (4)
30-Nov-2018 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (10+)
03-Nov-2018 : Blewbury Downs, Oxon (c.30)
04-Mar-2018 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
03-Mar-2018 : Abingdon, Oxon (1)
02-Mar-2018 : Abingdon, Oxon (20+)
01-Mar-2018 : Abingdon, Oxon (12)
24-Feb-2018 : Standlake Common, Oxon (4)
20-Feb-2018 : East Hendred Down, Oxon (9)
12-Feb-2018 : Thrupp Lane, Radley, Oxon (2)
11-Feb-2018 : Bury Down, Berks (10+)
05-Feb-2018 : Standlake Common, Oxon (3)
07-Jan-2018 : Standlake Common, Oxon (2)
26-Dec-2017 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (2+)
23-Dec-2017 : Lower Radley, Oxon (10)
04-Dec-2017 : Otmoor, Oxon (1)
30-Nov-2017 : Barnard Gate, Oxon (1)
26-Nov-2017 : Hitchcopse Pit, Oxon (2)
23-Nov-2017 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
16-Nov-2017 : Otmoor, Oxon (1)
30-Oct-2017 : Otmoor, Oxon (c20)
22-Jan-2017 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (4)
21-Jan-2017 : Standlake Common, Oxon (1)
14-Jan-2017 : Caulcott, Oxon (2)
02-Jan-2017 : Standlake Common, Oxon (2)
28-Dec-2016 : Otmoor, Oxon (4)
26-Dec-2016 : Rushy Common, Oxon (2)
24-Dec-2016 : Standlake Common, Oxon (4+)
11-Dec-2016 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (2)
03-Dec-2016 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (1)
13-Nov-2016 : Otmoor, Oxon
23-Oct-2016 : Otmoor, Oxon (20+)
27-Feb-2016 : Standlake Common, Oxon (10+)
09-Jan-2016 : Lower Radley, Oxon (1)
29-Dec-2015 : Otmoor, Oxon
20-Dec-2015 : Otmoor, Oxon (c6)
22-Nov-2015 : Otmoor, Oxon
01-Nov-2015 : Baulking, Oxon (1)
08-Feb-2015 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (12)
10-Jan-2015 : Lower Radley, Oxon (30+)
20-Dec-2014 : Hackpen Hill, Oxon (1)
29-Nov-2014 : Otmoor, Oxon (50+)
02-Feb-2014 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
25-Jan-2014 : Abingdon, Oxon (1)
19-Jan-2014 : Otmoor, Oxon
18-Jan-2014 : Abingdon, Oxon (2)
02-Jan-2014 : Abingdon, Oxon (1)
27-Dec-2013 : Otmoor, Oxon (c20)
26-Dec-2013 : Lower Radley, Oxon
26-Dec-2013 : Abingdon, Oxon
22-Dec-2013 : Abingdon, Oxon (20+)
20-Dec-2013 : Redbridge, Oxon (10+)
07-Dec-2013 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (4)
30-Nov-2013 : Otmoor, Oxon (100+)
24-Nov-2013 : Abingdon, Oxon (1)
23-Nov-2013 : Dry Sandford Pit, Oxon (3)
03-Nov-2013 : Otmoor, Oxon (25+)
02-Feb-2013 : Otmoor, Oxon (50+)
26-Jan-2013 : Cholsey Marsh, Oxon (15)
22-Jan-2013 : Abingdon, Oxon (2)
20-Jan-2013 : Abingdon, Oxon (1)
12-Jan-2013 : Abingdon, Oxon (c.20)
16-Dec-2012 : Rushy Common, Oxon (200+)
09-Dec-2012 : Dry Sandford Pit, Oxon
25-Nov-2012 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon ( )
18-Nov-2012 : Otmoor, Oxon (100+)
10-Nov-2012 : Otmoor, Oxon (10+)
19-Feb-2012 : Otmoor, Oxon (20)
15-Jan-2012 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (1)
02-Jan-2012 : Otmoor, Oxon (20)
18-Dec-2011 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (50+)
11-Dec-2011 : Abingdon, Oxon (1)
19-Nov-2011 : Otmoor, Oxon
24-Oct-2011 : Abingdon, Oxon (6)
02-Jan-2011 : Otmoor, Oxon (3)
06-Dec-2010 : Hinksey Park, Oxford, Oxon
10-Jan-2010 : Abingdon, Oxon
03-Jan-2010 : Otmoor, Oxon
22-Dec-2009 : Radley Lakes, Oxon
20-Dec-2009 : Radley Lakes, Oxon
13-Dec-2009 : Otmoor, Oxon
31-Oct-2009 : Otmoor, Oxon (2)
04-Jan-2009 : Otmoor, Oxon
27-Dec-2008 : Otmoor, Oxon
16-Nov-2008 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
24-Feb-2008 : Otmoor, Oxon
23-Feb-2008 : Abingdon, Oxon
25-Nov-2007 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
04-Nov-2007 : Chimney Meadows, Oxon
03-Dec-2006 : Lower Radley, Oxon
18-Feb-2006 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
25-Nov-2005 : Lower Radley, Oxon
23-Oct-2005 : Otmoor, Oxon
01-Mar-2005 : Abingdon, Oxon (18)