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Farmland Wading Birds Information Note: Redshank (Tringa Totanus)

Farmland Wading Birds Information Note: Redshank (Tringa Totanus)

The Redshank is probably the least familiar of the five farmland waders. Formerly widespread throughout Scottish farmland, the highest numbers are now in Caithness, the Northern and Western Isles, with  lower numbers scattered elsewhere.

Find out more about Farmland Wading Birds here.

Redshank standing in short grassland

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