Redshank Psilos Water birds

With its bright red beak and legs the redshank is one of our most common and distinctive resident waders. The greatest concentrations of breeding birds are in parts of Scotland and north-west England but in winter half of all the birds seen could have come from Iceland. Preferred breeding habitat is found on wet meadows inland and on coastal saltmarshes. In winter it can be found in many coastal habitats as well as inland lakes and reservoirs. Its diet consists of insects, earthworms, molluscs and crustaceans. This bird is widespread and can be seen all year round.