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COMMON REDSHANK. 



TOTANUS CALIDRIS. 



Family Charadriid.^. Genus Totanus. 



Redshank Sandpiper — Red-legged Sandpiper — Sandcock — 

 Tenke — Pool Snipe. 



One of the best known birds of this family, the 

 Common Redshank is found on all parts of our coasts 

 in the autumn and winter, but in the spring and 

 summer it retires a little inland to breed. It is a 

 handsome and striking bird with its bright orange-red 

 legs and feet. The upper parts are dark brown, 

 streaked and spotted with yellowish grey ; the under 

 parts are white, streaked with dark brown. 



The Redshank is a resident bird in the British Isles, 



