Sandpipers

Common Redshank

Rotschenkel

Tringa totanus

Sandpipers3 photosFirst seen: 6 September 2026

The Common Redshank is a medium-sized Eurasian wader closely associated with wet grassland and shallow coastal wetlands. It is often conspicuous because of its loud alarm calls and readily perches on posts or banks.

ID tip: Bright red-orange legs and a red-based straight bill are the main features. In flight it shows broad white trailing edges to the wings and a white wedge extending up the back.

First seen: 6 September 2026 · Ulcinj Salt Flats · 3 photos in the collection.

Places in my records

Locations where this species is supported by a dated first record, an unambiguous single-place outing or a reviewed assignment.

Ulcinj Salt Flats6 September 2026

Family: Sandpipers (Scolopacidae)
Length: 27–29 cm
Wingspan: 59–66 cm
Regional status: Passage migrant (Montenegro)
Conservation: Least Concern LCIUCN Red List · retrieved 8 September 2026
Habitat: Saltmarshes, estuaries, lagoons, wet grassland and freshwater marshes
Diet: Insects, worms, crustaceans, molluscs and other small aquatic prey

Built from verified occurrence records, not drawn by hand. Core range = the countries holding 99% of all records; the rest are scattered or vagrant records. Record counts track where people watch birds as much as where the birds are, so the map shows presence, not abundance. Data: GBIF (CC BY 4.0). Basemap: Natural Earth.

Common Redshank

Places in my records

Selected photographs