Fieldfare Call MP3s
Flock and contact audio for a winter thrush that forms part of the traditional autumn hunt across parts of southern Europe.
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About this species
The Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) is a passerine songbird of around 26 cm — handsome with a blue-grey head and rump contrasting a chestnut back. It roams open fields, orchards and hedges, following the autumn berry crop.
Flocks advertise themselves with a hard, chuckling 'chack-chack-chack'. It feasts on berries, especially hawthorn and rowan, switching to worms in milder spells. It arrives in noisy winter flocks that strip berry bushes and scatter across open fields. Its voice is woven into the soundscape of the European countryside through spring and summer.
Legal use
The Fieldfare is a recognized huntable species under national legislation in several EU countries, with Italy's national hunting calendar (commonly running into January) and France both permitting regulated seasons for this species, generally alongside Redwing and Song Thrush. In much of northern and central Europe, including its Scandinavian and UK range, it is not hunted and is treated as a protected or non-quarry songbird. Because legal status, season windows, and permitted methods differ substantially by country, always confirm current local law before use — see our full country-by-country disclaimer for details.