Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
26 cm
Wingspan:
40 cm
Weight:
M/F: 100 g
Scientific name from:
L.: turdus=a thrush
and L.: pilus=hair (from misreading of Gr.: trikhas=thrush and trikhos=hair
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n&c Eurasia, WINTERS: south to n Africa
Habitat:
Forest, woodland, towns
Diet:
Invertebrates and fruit (esp. in winter)
TitBit:
The fieldfare is particularly pugnacious in defending its nest against egg-thieves - often by bombarding them its faeces, smaller birds often nest close by to benefit from some extra protection
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
No distribution maps available
British Population Size:
Winter:
680 thousand individuals
in 1981-84
Note: Best estimate
Summer:
1 to 4 pairs
in 1998-02
First Record:
11th Century
[Fossil evidence from
First Breeding Record:
Orkney 1967
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
4 to 7 million pairs
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV), WBD(II*), Bern(III), Bonn(II)
Survey Results:
BirdTrack
Garden BirdWatch
Winter Farmland Bird Survey
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
29 x 21 mm
Egg Weight:
6.8 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
0
Clutch Size:
5 - 6 eggs
Incubation:
11 - 14 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
12 - 16 days
as:
Altricial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1-2
Number Ringed:
1012
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
11yr9m
(Finland: 18yr 1m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
C
Wing Length
Adult:
148.2 ± 4.2
Range
142 - 155 mm, N =5122
Juvenile:
147.1 ± 4.1
141 - 153 mm, N =2216
Male:
150.2 ± 3.7
144 - 156 mm, N =2259
Female:
146.6 ± 3.9
140 - 153 mm, N =2696
Weight
Adult:
109.3 ± 10.68
Range
92.00 - 127.0 g , N =4394
Juvenile:
107.9 ± 10.55
89.60 - 124.0 g , N =1830
Male:
111.2 ± 10.42
94.00 - 127.0 g , N =1920
Female:
107.9 ± 10.61 .
91.00 - 125.0 g , N =2343
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Liath-thruisg
Welsh:
Socan Eira
Danish:
Sjagger
Dutch:
Kramsvogel
Finnish:
Räkättirastas
French:
Grive litorne
German:
Wacholderdrossel
Hungarian:
Fenyörigó
Icelandic:
Gráþröstur
Irish:
Sacán
Italian:
Cesena
Norwegian:
Gråtrost
Polish:
Kwiczol
Portuguese:
Tordo-zornal
Spanish:
Zorzal real
Swedish:
Björktrast
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Norman, D. 1994 The fieldfare Hamlyn, London
[598.911 NOR]
Simms, E. 1978 British Thrushes Collins, London
[598.911 SIM]
See Also:
Wikipedia entry
State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
These data should be cited as: Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.22, Oct 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)
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