Common Redshank
The Common Redshank, or simply Redshank, is a Eurasian wader. In breeding plumage it is a marbled brown colour and slightly lighter below. In winter plumage it becomes somewhat lighter toned and less patterned and rather plain greyish-brown above and whitish below. It has red legs and a black-tipped red bill and it shows white up the back and on the wings in flight.
The Common Redshank is widespread across temperate Eurasia and it breeds in any wetland from damp meadows to saltmarsh, often at high densities. It is migratory and it winters on coasts around the Mediterranean, on the Atlantic coast of Europe from the UK southwards and in south Asia.
The Common Redshank is a wary and noisy bird which will alert everything else with their loud piping call.
Date: 14th February 2025
Location: Shoeburyness, Essex
The Common Redshank is widespread across temperate Eurasia and it breeds in any wetland from damp meadows to saltmarsh, often at high densities. It is migratory and it winters on coasts around the Mediterranean, on the Atlantic coast of Europe from the UK southwards and in south Asia.
The Common Redshank is a wary and noisy bird which will alert everything else with their loud piping call.
Date: 14th February 2025
Location: Shoeburyness, Essex
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