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fieldfare::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | snowbird, turdus pilaris |
| Type of | thrush |
Examples of fieldfare
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Today I saw a crowd of fieldfare and another of starlings, flocking in ahead of the storm.
From the guardian.co.uk
Today our fieldfare crop is different.
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A fieldfare eats an ashberry fruit.
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This morning I picked its first fruits with a flock of fieldfare, those northern thrushes that come to this country from Scandinavia and the Baltic area.
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Birds such as green woodpecker, fieldfare and grey wagtail can be seen picking away at the newly exposed ground, in many cases following the tractor as it works.
From the kidderminstershuttle.co.uk
A very likely possibility is another Scandinavian visitor, the fieldfare, a plump and colourful member of the thrush family, which has been seen in many gardens recently.
From the independent.co.uk
I was the only person left outdoors, but was determined to capture the feel of the day, while showing the character of the fieldfare, often hovering to pick berries.
From the guardian.co.uk
The fieldfare and redwing are attractive members of the thrush family that breed in northern Europe and winter in variable numbers in Britain and the near continent.
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- Medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter
- The Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. Its English name, dating back to at least the eleventh century, is obscure, though it seems to derive from an Anglo-Saxon word *feldefare meaning "traveller through the fields", probably from their constantly moving, ...
