Redshank - Tringa totanus
Description
The Redshank is a medium-sized wading bird. It has longish red legs and a long, straight red bill with a black tip. It is grey-brown above and whitish below. In flight, it shows very obvious white rear edges to the wings and a white 'V-shape' up its back. The greatest concentrations of breeding birds are in parts of Scotland and NorthWest England. In Winter, as many as half of the birds in Britain may be from Iceland.
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Habitat
The redshank is an abundant and widespread wading bird on coasts. Inland, it can be found where there is wet grassland for it to breed and feed on, especially in the Northern half of the UK.
When to see it
All year round
Life History
They are wary and noisy birds which will alert everything else with their loud piping call. Like most waders, they feed on small invertebrates.
UK Status
Although widespread in Britain the numbers breeding on farmland are declining, due to drainage. Overgrazing of coastal marshes is also removing breeding habitat and breeding birds are increasingly dependent on nature reserves
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Tim Caldicott
Rutland Water - 30 March 2002 -
Tim Caldicott
Rutland Water - 25 April 2005 -
Chris Lythall
Rutland Water - 08 April 2011 -
Rod Baker
Rutland Water - 14 March 2012 -
Rod Baker
Rutland Water - 02 April 2012
Leicestershire & Rutland
UK Map
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