Common Redshank
The Redshank is a medium-sized wading bird with longish red legs and a long, straight bill. 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 Redshank can be found all year round and is common and widespread wading bird on coasts and inland wet grassland. The greatest concentrations of breeding birds are in parts of Scotland and north west England. Due to the drainage of farmland and overgrazing of coastal marshes, breeding birds are increasingly dependent on nature reserves. In winter as many as half of the birds in the UK may originate from Iceland.
Date: 13th May 2013
Location: Spinnies NR, Aberogwen, Gwynedd
The Redshank can be found all year round and is common and widespread wading bird on coasts and inland wet grassland. The greatest concentrations of breeding birds are in parts of Scotland and north west England. Due to the drainage of farmland and overgrazing of coastal marshes, breeding birds are increasingly dependent on nature reserves. In winter as many as half of the birds in the UK may originate from Iceland.
Date: 13th May 2013
Location: Spinnies NR, Aberogwen, Gwynedd
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