There are a number of large flocks of fieldfares in the fields and meadows around East Meon at the moment. You can here their chak-chak-chak calls as they move from hedges to trees to fields. They are winter visitors from Europe, where the weather is generally much colder and harsher than it is here. They eat mostly worms or insects on the ground, but you may see them in your garden occasionally. Photo by Semen Borisov on Unsplash.