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As its name suggests, redshanks’ most distinctive features are their bright orange-red legs.
They have a medium-length bill with an orange base to match, brown speckled back and wings and paler belly.
As its name suggests, redshanks’ most distinctive features are their bright orange-red legs.
They have a medium-length bill with an orange base to match, brown speckled back and wings and paler belly.
Brownish all over, with a paler belly, the redshank is one of only two waders that has bright red legs; the spotted redshank also has red legs, but is larger, with longer legs and a longer bill. The redshank has a straight bill, which is red at the base and black at the end. When it flies, it shows a white triangular wedge up its back and a wide, white triangle on its rear
Wintering birds can be seen in large numbers around estuaries and coastal wetlands.
The redshank is amber listed in the UK (Opens in a new window) .
Large numbers of redshank fly here from Iceland to spend the winter around our coasts.