I live in Nottingham and have never seen a Fieldfare before but I have had two in my garden today!! They spent all day alternating between a Cotoneaster tree and a Crab apple which has a few old fruits on, they had a drink from my pond and also a bit of a bath in my shallow water feature. It is extremly cold here as elsewhere. Is it normal for them to search for food in a city garden? I am not far from farm and woodland which I assume is their normal habitat.
Indeed, a beautiful bird Bob, and not easy to get close to.
ReplyDeleteSo that's what they look like, always see them as a blur, thanks again.
ReplyDeleteHi Bob.
ReplyDeleteit is a beautiful bird that I've seen once over here. But it is quite rare in Iceland, veryf ew birds are seen over a year!
Hi Keith, your right, they are hard to get a picture, even then I was well camouflaged, and it knew where I was.
ReplyDeleteAdrian, they are terribly difficult.
Chris, yes, they are the most beautiful.
Hi Bob.
ReplyDeleteI have yet to see one this Autumn...maybe I need to get out more.
Hi Trevor, that's terrible. They will make it there after us.
ReplyDeleteNice photos Bob - yet another bird I've never seen!
ReplyDeleteHi Sharon, they will turn up, or will they?
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ReplyDeleteI live in Nottingham and have never seen a Fieldfare before but I have had two in my garden today!! They spent all day alternating between a Cotoneaster tree and a Crab apple which has a few old fruits on, they had a drink from my pond and also a bit of a bath in my shallow water feature. It is extremly cold here as elsewhere. Is it normal for them to search for food in a city garden? I am not far from farm and woodland which I assume is their normal habitat.
Lorna