The Fieldfare is a large and striking bird. This chunky thrush has a grey head, lower-back and rump and chestnut upper-back and wings. Its tail is black and its heavily spotted breast sits on a warm ochre wash. Quite a stunner! A rather noisy bird, the loud and excited ‘chack-chack’ calls often alert you to their presence, as they explode from a tall hawthorn or pass overhead in search of their next berry-filled bush.