Taken at Abingdon, Oxon., on February 1st 2019.
(1/400th sec at f11. Click image for larger version. © David Hastings)

Description

L: 19 - 23 cm

The Redwing is the smallest British thrush. Its creamy strip above the eye and orange-red flank patches make it distinctive. The sexes are similar.

Rewings can be found throughout the British Isles from autumn to spring. They breed in Iceland, Scandinavia and Russia.

They spend the winter in parks, fields, and woodland edges.

Flocks roam across the countryside, feeding in fields and hedgerows, rarely visiting gardens, except in the coldest weather when snow covers the fields. Redwings often join up with flocks of Fieldfares.

The Redwing is on the UK Red list. About 685000 birds spend the winter in Britain.

Sightings

09-Mar-2024	:	Aston, Oxon	(4)
18-Feb-2024	:	Aston, Oxon	(1)
01-Feb-2024	:	Aston, Oxon	(4)
18-Jan-2024	:	Aston, Oxon	(1)
12-Jan-2024	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(2)
01-Jan-2024	:	Standlake Common, Oxon	(50+)
26-Dec-2023	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
17-Dec-2023	:	Aston, Oxon
08-Dec-2023	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(1)
19-Feb-2023	:	Standlake Common, Oxon	(4)
01-Feb-2023	:	Standlake Common, Oxon	(2)
02-Jan-2023	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(1)
26-Dec-2022	:	Standlake Common, Oxon	(2)
20-Dec-2022	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(5)
06-Dec-2022	:	Standlake Common, Oxon
25-Nov-2022	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(4)
20-Nov-2022	:	Standlake Common, Oxon
14-Nov-2022	:	Aston, Oxon	(10+)
13-Nov-2022	:	Standlake Common, Oxon	(100+)
04-Nov-2022	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(10+)
27-Oct-2022	:	Bempton Cliffs, E. Yorks	(2)
26-Oct-2022	:	Bempton Cliffs, E. Yorks	(2)
13-Mar-2022	:	Aston, Oxon	(1)
10-Feb-2022	:	Dorchester, Oxon	(20+)
04-Feb-2022	:	University Parks, Oxford, Oxon	(12)
02-Feb-2022	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(1)
31-Jan-2022	:	Wells Farm, Oxon	(12+)
28-Jan-2022	:	Abingdon STW, Oxon	(2)
22-Jan-2022	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon
20-Jan-2022	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(1)
16-Jan-2022	:	Lower Radley, Oxon	(12+)
13-Jan-2022	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(100+)
24-Dec-2021	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(4)
09-Dec-2021	:	Otmoor, Oxon	(50+)
02-Dec-2021	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(20+)
01-Dec-2021	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(20+)
29-Nov-2021	:	Lower Radley, Oxon	(1)
25-Nov-2021	:	Otmoor, Oxon	(50+)
21-Nov-2021	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(2)
17-Nov-2021	:	Otmoor, Oxon
05-Nov-2021	:	University Parks, Oxford, Oxon	(1)
26-Feb-2021	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(4)
15-Feb-2021	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(7+)
14-Feb-2021	:	Standlake Common, Oxon	(1)
09-Feb-2021	:	Thrupp Lane, Radley, Oxon	(12+)
28-Jan-2021	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(1)
22-Jan-2021	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
17-Jan-2021	:	Standlake Common, Oxon	(12+)
15-Jan-2021	:	Bagley Wood, Oxon	(6+)
12-Jan-2021	:	Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon	(30+)