Laganbank, Belfast: Against all the odds, the elegant little wader settled for weeks on this thoroughly urban stretch I’ve lived in this bit of the city for years, but lockdown has morphed it into a ...

In the past ten years, numbers have increased from 20 to 35 breeding pairs across the whole Avon Valley. During the 2025 season 11 redshank nests were monitored across two key sites, nine of these ...

Oil rigs, Maunsell forts and a wading bird provided the inspiration for this artist's retreat in a salt marsh on England's east coast, which becomes inaccessible when the tide comes in. The seaside ...

They are a scarce breeding species, usually seen in the autumn and winter on estuaries and wetland. Redshanks are smaller than oystercatchers and both sexes look similar with long orange-red legs.

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. Martin Hughes-Games presents the Redshank. Redshanks spend the winter on our estuaries ...

A 90-year-old narrowboat that was converted to fully electric propulsion has been named the UK's flagship of the year. Redshank, which takes passengers on tours around Bristol Harbour and on the River ...