Re: FIELDFARE

Sparrow

I don't mean why are we (I say "we" loosely) getting some in our gardens, that is obvious with the cold weather, I mean why are we getting so many huge flocks generally? Or have they always come in such huge flocks but not so far south?

Sparrow, it could be that this year the Scandinavian winter has been exceptionally severe and if in addition to that the berry crop there has failed they will have made a late migration in search of better pickings.

You will see from the attached link that they have now gone as far as Jersey in their thousands !!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/jersey/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8457000/8457273.stm 

It could also mean that they know that there is worse to come in regard to severe weather at the end of this month.

Regards to all

Thats interesting, have just re read the article from the link in my previous post and a reader of that site, in the comments at the bottom, has pointed out that the picture actually shows a Redwing and not a Fieldfare!

If that is not a library stock photo used then this begs the question as to whether we are talking flocks of Fieldfare or Redwings in Jersey??

Food for thought.  Any members in Jersey able to answer this??

Hi SeymourClearly,

I am a beginner and no expert on these matters, but it does seem that Fieldfare and Redwings are flocking together, so where there is one, there is the other.

Hi Sparrow

I am pleased to note that in the article about Fieldfares in Jersey which I referred to last night  (1204 AM):

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/jersey/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8457000/8457273.stm 

the caption under the picture of the Redwing which was wrongly named as a Fieldfare last night has now been changed to     # Redwings have also been sighted ..........#.   Also a much betted header photograph of a Fieldfare has also been inserted.

So as you say  Where there is one there is the other........

Regards

Hi SeymourClearly,

I wonder how many complaints they got!!!!