[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1434538871508{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”The Common Redshank” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]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.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”500″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1538066210382{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”A Large Sandpiper” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The Redshank is a large sandpiper with long, bright red legs. It is a typical wader, feeding in shallow water around lakes, marshes, mudflats and coastal wetlands. It breeds on open marshes, mires and saltmarshes, particularly in Scotland and northern England. Look for it typically posed on top of a post, fence or rock in wet grassland or farmland areas.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”499″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1538066239651{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Images by CRUSH Photography” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Widespread, but breeding birds are especially prevalent in Scotland and Northern England. Wintering birds can be seen in large numbers around estuaries and coastal wetlands.

Large numbers of Redshank fly here from Iceland to spend the winter around our coasts.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”501″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1538066267900{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]