' fieldfare ' (q.v.).
' fieldfare ' (q.v.). s.Dev., e.Cor. (Miss D.)
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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(UK, regional) The fieldfare.
Accentor ntodularis. Rxb. Swainson Birds (1885) 28. Nhb.i 2. The fieldfare, Turdus pilaris. Nhb.^
(UK, obsolete) The common swift.
A regional English dialect variant of 'fieldfare' (Turdus pilaris), a large migratory thrush that arrives in Britain in autumn flocks from Scandinavia. The 'felty-' element may derive from Old English 'fealu' (fallow, pale) or simply reflect local sound-change; fieldfares are prized by birdwatchers for their bold grey-and-chestnut plumage.
A rare dialectal English name for the common swift (Apus apus), likely derived from 'devil' due to the bird's screaming call and near-constant aerial life. Regional variants include 'devil bird' and 'deviling.' Its swift-as-the-devil associations gave it a faintly ominous folkloric character in rural English communities.