All species
winter visitor
Red-listedThrushes
Redwing
A small winter thrush with a striking reddish flank patch and a pale eyebrow stripe. Redwings fly in at night, their 'seep' calls heard overhead.
Turdus iliacus
Woodland Orchards Gardens
Size
20-22 cm
Wingspan
33-35 cm
Weight
50-75 g
Lifespan
2 years
Diet
Berries, fallen fruit and invertebrates foraged from leaf litter.
Song & Call
A thin, high 'seep' flight call and a fluty, subdued song.
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Speed
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Recording by Benoît Van Hecke · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
How to identify
- Reddish-orange underwing patch
- Pale supercilium stripe
- Dark spotted breast
Conservation
Red-listed
Winter visitor whose numbers are boosted by berry availability.
