Mike Wilkes / Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) eating pyracantha UK berries. Worcestershire

Nigel Cattlin / Scab (Venturia inaequalis) disease spots on Firethorn (Pyracantha sp) fruits. England, UK. November.

Nigel Cattlin / Firethorn leaf miner (Phyllonorycter leucographella) mine, damage to Firethorn (Pyracantha sp) leaf. Berkshire, England, UK. September.

Nigel Cattlin / Firethorn leaf miner (Phyllonorycter leucographella) mine, damage to Firethorn (Pyracantha sp) leaf. Berkshire, England, UK. September.

Alastair MacEwen / Timelapse of frost forming on Firethorn (Pyracantha) berries, controlled conditions, Somerset, England, UK.

Alastair MacEwen / Timelapse of frost forming on Firethorn (Pyracantha) berries, controlled conditions, Somerset, England, UK.

Thomas Harbig/ BIA / Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) feeding on Firethorn (Pyracantha sp) berries, Saxony, Germany

Thomas Harbig/ BIA / Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula) male feeding on Firethorn (Pyracantha sp) berries, Saxony, Germany

Rolf Nussbaumer / White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica), adults eating Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea) berries, Hill Country, Texas, USA. February

Rolf Nussbaumer / White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica), adults eating Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea) berries, Hill Country, Texas, USA. February

Rolf Nussbaumer / White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica), adult eating Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea) berries, Hill Country, Texas, USA. February

Alan Williams / Early mining bee (Andrena haemorrhoa) feeding on Pyracantha flowers in garden, Cheshire, UK, June.

Mike Wilkes / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) feeding on firethorn (Pyracantha sp) berries. Warwickshire, UK, December.

Alan Williams / Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) feeding on Pyracantha berry on industrial estate, Deeside, North Wales, UK, November

Alan Williams / Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) perched in Pyracantha bush on industrial estate, Deeside, North Wales, UK, November

Alan Williams / Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea) red berried variety in garden grown to provide food for birds, Cheshire, UK, October

Alan Williams / Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea) red berried variety in garden grown to provide food for birds, Cheshire, UK, October

Alan Williams / Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea) red berried variety in garden grown to provide food for birds, Cheshire, UK, October

Alan Williams / Redwing (Turdus iliacus) on Pyracantha feeding on berries in garden, Cheshire, UK, January

Nature Production / Daurian Redstart {Phoenicurus auroreus} male amongst Fire Thorn berries {Pyracantha sp} Tokyo, Japan

Mike Read / Fieldfare {Turdus pilaris} feeding on Pyracantha coccinea berries. UK

Mike Read / Mistle thrush {Turdus viscivorus} feeding on {Pyracantha coccinea} berries UK

Dave Watts / Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea) dead branches and leaves caused by extreme heat and over 3 months of drought, National Reserve of Caroux - Espinouse, Herault, Southern France. August, 2022.

Alan Williams / Early mining bee (Andrena haemorrhoa) feeding on Pyracantha flowers in garden, Cheshire, UK, May.