CUTTLE BROOK LOCAL NATURE RESERVE FIELDFARE
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Another winter migrant of the thrush family, returning to Britain from Scandinavia and Russia each autumn, fieldfares can be identified by their striking plumage of grey head and rump and chestnut wings. They usually travel in large noisy flocks and can often be seen plundering berry-laden bushes and fruit trees such as hawthorn, rowan and apple. Their chattering call of ‘chack, chack’ is similar to that of the Mistle Thrush but they are smaller and more colourful. Can often be seen in the company of Redwings which also migrate to the UK in winter and have similar feeding habits. Look out for Fieldfares on the Nature Reserve where they frequent hedges and bushes carrying berries.
Cuttle Brook Local Nature Reserve is owned by Thame Town Council and managed by Cuttle Brook Conservation Volunteers