Fieldfare!

[grannyjanny]

I think we had a Fieldfare in the garden today. It stayed most of the day & was eating apples on the lawn. My bird books say they hang around in large groups, but it was a loner. Any ideas.
Janet.

[grannyjanny]

[saddad]

I've only ever seen them in 20+ but they may have been in neighbouring gardens as well...  :-\

[Carol]

Last year - a year today to be precise  ::) ::) (keep a diary)  I had a ONE Fieldfare eating my halfed apples.  It came back the next day so it must have remembered!!!  so I am sure you must have seen the One.  Handsome birds, aren't they? 

[grannyjanny]

Lovely bird. It was nice to see the blackbirds afraid for a change. Always chasing away the beautiful thrush.
Janet.

[les65]

i have been visited by a lone fieldfare as well i also thought they hang around in groups but i have yet to see its mates

[grannyjanny]

The fieldfare is back!!! OH just gone to make me a cuppa & it was there. I've just put some more apples & pears out. Les, what a beautiful picture. Did you take it?
Janet.

[Palustris]

And just to prove one does get singletons eating apples.

Mind if this agressive one spent more time eating and less time chasing blackbirds it would be even fatter!

[Carol]

A single fieldfare turned up in my garden this morning.  No fruit out either and the blackbirds were wondering what he found!!!   

;) ;)

[grannyjanny]

It's been here all week now. Need more apples tomorrow. Chased the thrush away yesterday.
Janet.

[Robert_Brenchley]

There's been a flock of redwings round the flats here - they turn up every winter - but I've never seen a fieldfare in the city. the other day I was down on the allotments, and I saw rabbit footprints in the snow. We get the odd one appearing in very cold weather; presumably they come down the railway line. They never last too long, but one had my parsnips once.