The Fieldfare 



THIS bird belongs to the Thrush family. 

 In size it is smaller than the missel 

 thrush, and somewhat larger than the com- 

 mon throstle. 



You will not find its nest in this country 

 at all, as it is only a winter visitor, arriving 

 from the Continent in October and departing 

 again in April or May. During the winter 

 months large flocks are to be seen roaming 

 over pastures and meadows, in search of 

 worms and grubs, in all parts of England, 

 Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. If the 

 weather should be very severe they eat 

 such hedge-fruits as hips and haws. 



You nearly always know when a flock of 

 Fieldfares is passing over your head, because 

 the birds keep on calling to each other in 

 loud, harsh notes. In Norway, where they 

 breed, Fieldfares can be heard all night 

 long, but, of course, it is never quite dark 

 there in the month of June. 



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