Turdus pilaris · Icelandic: Gráþröstur

A bold, berry-stripping thrush that passes through in autumn and winter.

Habitat: Farmland, gardens and berry bushes | Season: Oct–Apr (passage and winter)


Identification

Behaviour

Forms noisy flocks that strip berry bushes bare in late autumn, and aggressively defends good feeding trees from other thrushes.

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Fieldfares breed across Scandinavia and Russia but regularly pass through or winter in Iceland in variable numbers depending on the season.


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