In addition, Dean Jones heard a Spotted Redshank – a rare species on Lundy – calling four times in flight high over the island at around 17.00 hrs. Spotted redshank It is 29-33 cm long. White patch on back. It was roosting for the most part but on one occasion the birds took to the air and it flew around with the Godwits affording me an opportunity to get a few pictures of it in flight. Legs and feet are dark red. Adult summer Spotted Redshanks are very distinctive, being almost entirely black. It is also vulnerable to pollution and heavy harvesting of benthic fauna. Spotted Redshank: Large sandpiper, mostly black body in summer except for white rump, white spots on wings, barred tail. – medium-sized wader, larger than Common Blackbird Key information. BIF3162, 03/09/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze, Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus, AD BREED-> NBREED The Spotted Redshank is threatened by habitat loss in its wintering range and on migration, through coastal erosion and drainage of wetlands. The Spotted Redshank is migratory. This is the first record since August 2010! Spotted Redshank. It is threatened by habitat loss in the wintering areas and on migration, but currently, the Spotted Redshank is not globally threatened. Winter Flight. By Williams, Peter. This is a large wader (shorebird), measuring 29–31 cm (11–12 in) long, with a wingspanof 61–67 cm (24–26 in) and a weight ranging from 121 to 205 g (4.3 to 7.2 oz). It sometimes forms dense flocks, and the group members seem to chase prey in unison, moving while pecking or running in the same direction. Short bill is red with black tip. The cheeks are whitish. INTRODUCTION: Wing-coverts and tertials are spotted and notched whitish. Only the underwing remains white, while the rump is distinctly barred. Black and dark grey back and wings with white speckling. By Parker, Ron. Bill is red with black tip. Similar to: Common Greenshank. Brown-grey tail with black barring. The Spotted Redshank in flight gives a sharp, rapid whistle “tu-wik” falling and rising in pitch. Black head with grey eye ring, black breast and belly with grey barring on flanks. BIF0295, 21/05/2011, Ikh Taschgai, Mongolia, Mathias Putze, Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus, M BREED It is a monotypic species, with no recognised subspecies. It sweeps the bill from side to side through water, pecks, probes and jabs. It is black in breeding plumage, and very pale in winter. The Spotted Redshank breeds in Scandinavia and NW Russia, through N Siberia to Chukotsky Peninsula. Within the flocks, the contact call is “uck”. The male performs most of incubation and rears the chicks alone, as the female leaves up to one week before the eggs hatch. By Bendjebar, Ralph H. Canvas from $101.49 $144.99. Coloured version drawn on an iPad for Wild Yorkshire Blog This entry was posted in Birds and tagged Horbury Wyke , Spotted Redshank by Richard Bell . The global population was estimated to number 110,000/350,000 individuals in 2006, and this population is suspected to be stable. All: Dunkler Wasserläufer Juveniles h… The male performs a spectacular “sky dance” with swift descents and upwards sweeps of equal speed, accompanied by a rattling motion of the wings. – in spectrogram appears like a broad capital M, Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus, calls in flight BIF3166, 20/07/2018, Karrendorfer Wiesen, Germany, Patrick Franke, #ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress, https://birds-in-flight.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/BIF337-1_PFR04315_1-11_100831_srshank-C_d-serb-becken_REF-S.mp3, /wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BIF3166-1_PFR14941_1-11_180720_BIO_srshank-1-FC_d_mv_karrend-wiesen_REF-S_B.mp3. Adults weigh 121-205 g. Plumage: Adults are black with white speckles in summer and pale to off-white in winter. The females often leave the breeding grounds up to a week before the eggs hatch, or desert their mates with brood at an early stage. Winter bird (shown) has gray upperparts and white underparts. Multiple sizes available. BIF3163, 03/09/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze, Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus, AD BREED and NBREED The spotted redshank was first described by German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in 1764. The spotted redshank is a medium sized elegant wading bird, slightly larger than a redshank. Spotted Redshank: Medium-sized wader with long, thin, red-based black bill. Tringa erythropus. The young fledge about 28 days after hatching. Esp: Archibebe Oscuro This is the first record since August 2010! Within the flocks, the contact call is “uck”. The flight-feathers are blackish, while secondaries and inner primaries are notched and barred whitish. It is not a particularly close relative of the common redshank, but rather belongs to a high-latitude lineage of largish shanks. REPRODUCTION OF THIS SPECIES: On the breeding grounds, it gives repetitive creaking or grinding “krrew-ee krrew-ee…” interspersed with typical calls and tremoulous whistles. Boyton - Osprey South at 11:45hrs. Spotted Redshank in flight near Latrabjerg, Iceland. Wickham Market - Red Kite over. In summer plumage the adults are almost entirely black, save for some white 'spotting' on the wings, a white `wedge' on the back showing clearly in flight and a barred tail. On migration it can be found across the UK, inland around lakes and freshwater marshes, as well as at coastal wetlands and estuaries, with the largest numbers close to the coast. The female lays a single brood of 4 pale green eggs with dark markings. Stocky brown wader with bright red legs; compare with slenderer, far more gracile Spotted Redshank in juvenile and non-breeding plumage. BIF3164, 03/09/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze, Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus, AD NBREED The Spotted Redshank is currently evaluated as Least Concern. Wingspan: 61-67 cm It breeds in the northernmost regions of Eurasia, and moves S to spend the winter as far as equatorial Africa, India and SE Asia. Other Names: none Distribution: northern Scandinavia and northwest Russia in summer; discontinuously throughout Africa and the Middle East in winter. Common Redshank Tringa totanus brown and white spotted bird with orange beak and legs standing in a small puddle of water ... Common redshank bird tringa totanus in flight. Description: Size: 29-32 cm in length with a 61-67 cm wingspan. It . Spotted Redshank. Taxonomically, it forms a close-knit group with several other large Tringa species, with molecular sequencing showing it to be a sister clade to that containing the greater yellowlegs and the common greenshank. The laying takes place from mid-May to late June. … CALLS AND SONGS: SOUNDS BY XENO-CANTO          It is straight and slender with slight droop at tip. Outside the breeding season and on passage, it frequents large muddy estuaries, brackish lagoons, and locally freshwater marshes and lakes, usually near the sea. The tertials edges are conspicuously notched with white. It is often named “Sentinel of the Marshes” as it flies off while yelling a warning to other birds. Some birds can be polyandrous. On the underwing, coverts and axillaries are white. Slightly larger and very similar to Redshank, especially in winter plumage. The moult occurs in staging areas before the birds reach the wintering grounds where the species is present between October and April. In flight often appears dark overall with narrow white oval up middle of back. BLACK KITE South past Hopton Cliffs at 12:10hrs. The male performs a dramatic sky dance. Adults moult completely between July and October. 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