spotted redshank
Tringa erythropus

Delicate version of redshank with unmistakable jet black plumage in summer

Habitat: freshwater marshes and estuaries

Passage migrant and winter visitor to UK; breeds in Scandinavia

Jet black plumage with long red legs; long thin black and red bill

Wades to feed, often in deep water

Eats crustaceans and molluscs

Nest is a lined hollow on ground

1 Brood May to June; 4 eggs olive blotched brown