Redwings and dead Bustard

I spent Sunday morning travelling to and from Somerset (West country). Speaking to a friend down there, he pointed out a flock of redwings and stated that he had not seen a fieldfare this year. What is odd about that is that here in Kent, I have seen lots of fieldfares but not a single redwing. The only other birds I saw were a sodden covey of partridges. Otherwise, I may have seen a dead bustard by the side of the road near Stonehenge.