Green fields and red legs
Westray truly is the land of a million stabs. That’s what the wooden fence posts are called here. They’re perfect perching posts for an island with few trees. This Redshank is making the most of one:
Naturally, it’s complaining about me.
Including still talking while it’s flying:
I love the orange to black colour of its beak, and that complex camouflage.
More Redshanks
Redshank – lover of good clean mud The Redshank, Tringa totanus, is a Eurasian wader. It's classified as part of a large family called Scolopacidae. It's related to… read more
Greenshank / Redshank I love getting a close view of a Redshank. They're such expert alarm-callers that they were refereed to as 'the… read more
Watery Pleeps There's a Watery Pleeps overhead. At least that's what an Orcadian would call it. South it would be a Redshank… read more
The warden of the marshes There's a flypast at Knott End-on-Sea and this Redshank is one of three heading down the estuary. I love to… read more
The pool There's a rock pool fed with fresh water fram a tiny waterfall on the west coast of Westray. I love… read more
Redshank ballet and Ruddy Turnstones There's a Redshank on the rocks. I don't think it wants to fly away. That would mean getting its leg… read more
Redshanks at the Peedie Sea It's only a few minutes after dawn and there's a Redshank on the Peedie Sea. I can't quite believe it's… read more
The Third Ladybird Book of British Birds – #2 The Redshank Redshanks declined by 38% from 1995 to 2015. read more
Greenshanks and Redshanks Good weather is in short supply in February. A bright day is a rarity, so after a view of clear… read more