Belongs to: thrushes
Compare with: song thrush
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Birds of Conservation Concern Red List
Best time to see: mid Sep to mid Apr
Key facts
Similar to our song thrush except for its rufous flanks, visiting in winter from Scandinavia
Habitat: hedges, scrub, woods, occasionally gardens, where it can find berries or other food
Widespread winter visitor
Recognition
Like our song thrush, but with a bold eyebrow and rust-red flanks; 20–22 cm
Moves about in flocks working fields and bushes for food
Worms, snails and insects; haws and wild fruit, sometimes apples
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Photo © Ken King