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| Redwing -Turdus iliacus |
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The redwing is the smallest true thrush and a winter visitor to the UK. Widespread and abundant winter visitor, recent breeder in northern Scotland. Migrants arrive from September and leave again around March and April. |
| Indentification |
| Adult |
Distinctive creamy strip above the eye and orange - red flank.Brown abpve with brown ear converts seperated by accentuating bold eyebrows and double moustachial streak; whitish underparts spotted in streaks. |
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| Size |
20 - 22 cms |
| Bill |
black, short & thin |
| Legs |
yellow, medium in length |
| Habitat |
gardens, heaths, woods, fields & hedges |
| Behaviour |
perches openly, hops, walks, takes off & lands from vegetation or the ground |
| Flocking |
1 - 100 |
| Flight |
strong, fast, powerful & direct |
| Voice |
soft seeip in flight |
| Breeding |
| Nest |
against tree trunk |
| Eggs |
4 - 5 pale blue speckled brownish |
| Incubation period |
11 - 15 days |
| Fledgling |
10 - 15 days |
| Broods |
2; April - May |
| Food |
berries, worms, insects |
| UK breeding pairs |
30-50 |
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