long red legs; long, straight two-toned bill (Northern Ireland; 2008-09-18)


Common Redshank
Tringa totanus

Native Range: Eurasia

Notes: bright red or orange legs are the salient field mark for this large sandpiper; in flight shows a broad white hindwing; found in grassy freshwater and coastal marshes; no sexual dimorphism.


eye-ring; streaked breast; creamy belly (Northern Ireland; 2008-09-18)

some barring underneath (Northern Ireland; 2008-09-18)

posing for a portrait (Northern Ireland; 2008-09-18)

barring on tail (Northern Ireland; 2008-09-18)