When the fieldfare begins to arrive en-masse in search of warmer weather, our winter is just around the corner. Of the 750,000 birds that come to our shores, fewer than than five pairs remain during the summer to breed. The rest return to Scandinavia. These colourful little members of the thrush family are noisy and clamorous birds, gathering in loose flocks on fields and pastures and seen tucking into hawthorn berries. Like other thrushes, the fieldfare is partial to a bit of fruit, so coaxing one into your garden can be as simple as leaving out an apple core or two.

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