Fieldfare

A large grey-headed winter thrush, often in mixed flocks with Redwings.

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FIELDCRAFT · FIND WITH CARE

Finding guide

Season first

Choose the season, find the habitat, then watch patiently. Search guidance is not a measure of rarity or conservation status.

When to go: Mainly autumn to spring, including passage
Where to start: Scan fields and hedges from public rural roads and paths.
What to do when you arrive: In winter, scan thrush flocks at fruiting hedges and fields for a grey head and rump with a chestnut back. Stay on public routes, outside fields.

Habitat and behaviour reference: BirdWatch Ireland ↗ · The practical steps are editorial advice based on the references, not live sightings.

SPECIES NOTESSpecies notes

How to identify it

Grey head and rump, chestnut back and dark tail; buff breast with dark spots and white underwings. Assess the whole pattern, especially in poor light.

Habitat

Farmland, grassland, hedges and rural woodland edges.

Behaviour

Moves in flocks between fields and fruiting hedges.

When to look

Mainly autumn to spring, including passage

Where to look

Scan fields and hedges from public rural roads and paths.

Reference photos do not show every sex, age, season or geographic form; use the identification notes too.

Further reading:BirdWatch Ireland ↗ · Wikipedia ↗

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