Spotted Redshank
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Estuaries, lagoons (passage).
Diet: Invertebrates, small fish.
Best time to spot: Inky-black summer plumage.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. Numbers peak in May. See the May birding guide for what else is about. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Where to see it
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Similar birds
- Wood SandpiperRare · Boggy pools
- Common GreenshankUncommon · Bogs (summer); estuaries (passage)
- Common RedshankCommon · Marshes
- Green SandpiperUncommon · Drains
- Marsh Sandpiper · Pools
- Greater Yellowlegs · Pools (very rare vagrant)
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