Common winter visitors to the rural edges of the town.

Wintering Fieldfares are more usually seen on the rural edges of Stevenage, but can sometimes be seen in the town. They are vulnerable to cold weather, and during the winter of 1878/79 they suffered high mortality in Hertfordshire.

The earliest record for Stevenage is from 1909 when a Mr. Maples observed a few flocks of Fieldfares.

The 2012 Winter Atlas confirmed their presence from all 11 of the tetrads covering Stevenage.

The following large flocks have been recorded: 14 March 1967 (70-80 roosting at Box Wood); 21 October 1970 (between 200 and 300 Box Wood); 12 February 1977 (60+ Astonbury); 24 November 1979 (60 Box Wood); 12 December 1979 (55 Shephall); 12 February 1984 (50 Aston); 10 April 2004 (approximately 100 at Dyes Lane/Kitching Lane); 6 April 2004 (80 Norton Green); 19 November 2005 (60 Aston End); 4 March 2006 (70+ Aston End); 10 March 2006 (100+ Norton Green); 17 March 2007 (75+ Aston End); 20 April 2008 (109 Norton Green Tip); 14 April 2013 (50 Norton Green Tip); 12 January 2014 (250 Aston End); 29 March 2014 (200 Norton Green Tip); 4 January 2015 (100 at Aston End); 28 March 2015 (110  Norton Green Tip); 20 January 2016 (50 Norton Green Tip); 7 November 2020 (60 + Fairlands Valley Lakes); 20 March 2021 (250 + Aston End); 6 November 2021 (100+ Fairlands Valley Lakes); 8 November 2024 (100 over Fairlands Valley Lakes in several flocks of up to 35 birds); 19 December 2024 (100 at Norton Green Tip); 4 January 2025 (150+ east of Great Ashby Park).

An early autumn bird was trapped and ringed at Box Wood on 28 August 1978, this was an adult female in an un-moulted condition and was suspected as having recently bred.

A late departing bird was seen at Astonbury on 9 May 1977.