Scientific Name: Tringa erythropus Common Name: Spotted Redshank
Identifying Features: red legs and bill, white belly, brown-black upper parts
Fun Facts:
- For breeding the bird moults to a black to dark grey with white spots. During breeding plumage the legs also turn a dark grey.
- Like most waders, it feeds on small invertebrates.
This image was clicked by Dale Ayres – via Flickr.
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