Breeding adult © Mouser Williams eBird S37812178 Macaulay Library ML 62533451
Nonbreeding adult © Dr Jishnu R
Breeding adult © Ian Davies
Breeding adult © Paul Chapman
Juvenile © Jeremiah Trimble
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Juvenile © José Frade
Breeding adult © Ian Davies
Nonbreeding adult (with Ruddy Turnstone) © Sharang Satish

Common Redshank Tringa totanus

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Identification

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Stocky brown wader with bright red legs; compare with slenderer, far more gracile Spotted Redshank in juvenile and non-breeding plumage. Often rather wary, alerting other birds with its loud, fluty, whistled calls. Bobs tail when nervous, and then flies to show flashy white trailing edge to wings, white rump patch. Feeds in muddy shallows, probing and picking with its bill. Inhabits fresh and coastal wetlands; also breeds on moorland, usually near water.

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