fieldfare

[ feeld-fair ]

noun

1. a European thrush, Turdus pilaris, having reddish-brown plumage with an ashy head and a blackish tail.

fieldfare

/ ˈfiːldˌfɛə /

noun

1. a large Old World thrush, Turdus pilaris , having a pale grey head and rump, brown wings and back, and a blackish tail

Word History and Origins

Origin of fieldfare¹

before 1100; Middle English feldefare (with two f 's by alliterative assimilation), Old English feldeware perhaps, field dweller

Word History and Origins

Origin of fieldfare¹

Old English feldefare ; see field , fare

Example Sentences

On a smaller scale, the two Scandinavian thrush species, redwings and fieldfares, are starting to arrive, and they will be joined by other charming northern songbirds, such as bramblings and snow buntings.

From The Guardian

Thrushes, blackbirds, redwings and fieldfares feast on berries throughout the winter.

From BBC

To be honest at first I was more excited about a picture I’d taken earlier, which I had thought was a fieldfare – a type of thrush.

From The Guardian

The fellfare or fieldfare, a little thrush, feeds upon the tempting red berries in winter; but even when these dashes of color are all gone, the brilliance of the spiny-margined leaves enlivens any landscape.

From Project Gutenberg

Wood-pigeons go to the few places that remain moist, and also frequent the hawthorn bushes with the fieldfares.

From Project Gutenberg