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As you can probably tell from my garden pictures, the garden is running a little wild at the moment. However, with the recent bad weather this was a definite bonus as the birds seemed to really take advantage of what seeds and fallen fruit was left from Autumn.
I was really impressed when this guy landed and stayed for 3 days, during the snow, last week. I had to look him up, as I hadn’t seen one before: he’s a Fieldfare! There were flocks flying over at the same time but I think he was looking after number one for a while.
On the third day I saw him take off and fly back to a passing group of birds and he was gone.
The resident Blackbirds were not impressed as he chased them off the apples.

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isn't he great!

16 Feb, 2009

 

Wow! Lucky U Reebeesfleur the Pics are Fab :)

16 Feb, 2009

 

Well-spotted.
Well-photographed :o)

16 Feb, 2009

 

What an interesting visitor - you are lucky! How did you make him stay still for the photos? lol

16 Feb, 2009

 

He looks brill.

16 Feb, 2009

 

Lucky you for spotting him Lovely photos...........

16 Feb, 2009

 

Hi Rbf - nice photos that eye stripe makes them look so cranky , impressive birds much bigger than our thrushes .

Unusual to see one on his own - some years ago lived in a house surrounded by pyracantha bushes and one bad winter a large flock of these and redwings arrived.

Spent a couple of days stripping every berry off them and moved on.

16 Feb, 2009

 

Lovely RBF. We had flocks of these flying around a few weeks ago. I thought they were thrushes but BB reassured me they would be Fieldfare, do you remember BB.

16 Feb, 2009

 

Yes Dawn...remember you werent sure.Rbf has taken such good close ups here easy to see how they can be mistaken for thrushes !

16 Feb, 2009

 

Thanks for all your likes, it was such a lucky thing to be able to get such clear pictures; he wasn't budging for anything!

I agree BB and Dawn, at first I thought it was a thrush but couldn't work out which sort because the spots on the front didn't seem quite right lol! They almost have bird of prey features I think.
A whole flock must be amazing to see and I bet they're quite assertive in a big bunch if him on his own was anything to go by ... cranky is definitely a word to describe his attitude hehe!

16 Feb, 2009

 

Lol...at least your blackbirds will have heaved a sigh of relief !

16 Feb, 2009

 

Wow. He is a lovely looking bird. Great photos.

17 Feb, 2009

 

Nicely taken photos.He's a lovely looking bird. we see them a lot in the fields around here in Essex but certainly not seen one in a garden.

18 Feb, 2009

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