redwing

turdus iliacus

• Smallest thrush in the UK
   
• Distinctive creamy-white eye-stripe
   
• Conspicuous reddish flanks and underwing
   
• High-pitched call “see-ip” often heard from migrating flocks flying overhead at night
   

Where found

Widespread in open country and hedgerows; visits gardens in hard weather.

Often found with fieldfares.
 

When to look for

• Winter visitor from October.
   
• Leaving in April.
   
• A scarce breeder in northern Scotland