{"id":24610,"date":"2012-10-30T15:32:44","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T14:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/waders\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:13:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:13:25","slug":"redshank-tringa-totanus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/waders\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/","title":{"rendered":"Redshank Tringa totanus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Common Redshank or Redshank (Tringa totanus) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. This is a widespread breeding bird across Europe and northern Asia. It is a migratory species, wintering on coasts around the Mediterranean, in south Asia, and on the Atlantic coast of Europe from Great Britain southwards.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Common Redshank\u00a0<i>Tringa\u00a0totanus<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-169-24610\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1164\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/redshank-tringa-totanus-9.jpg\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) (09)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_redshank-tringa-totanus-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Redshank (Tringa totanus) (09)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1163\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/redshank-tringa-totanus-8.jpg\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) (08)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_redshank-tringa-totanus-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Redshank (Tringa totanus) (08)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1162\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/redshank-tringa-totanus-7.jpg\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) (07)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_redshank-tringa-totanus-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Redshank (Tringa totanus) (07)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1161\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/redshank-tringa-totanus-6.jpg\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) (06)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_redshank-tringa-totanus-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Redshank (Tringa totanus) (06)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1160\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/redshank-tringa-totanus-5.jpg\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) (05)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_redshank-tringa-totanus-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Redshank (Tringa totanus) (05)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1159\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/redshank-tringa-totanus-4.jpg\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) (04)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_redshank-tringa-totanus-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Redshank (Tringa totanus) (04)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1158\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/redshank-tringa-totanus-3.jpg\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) (03)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_redshank-tringa-totanus-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Redshank (Tringa totanus) (03)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1157\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/redshank-tringa-totanus-2.jpg\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) (02)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_redshank-tringa-totanus-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Redshank (Tringa totanus) (02)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1156\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/redshank-tringa-totanus-16.jpg\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Croagh Bay, Gubbeen, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Croagh Bay, Gubbeen, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_redshank-tringa-totanus-16.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Redshank (Tringa totanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1155\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/redshank-tringa-totanus-15.jpg\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Croagh Bay, Gubbeen, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Croagh Bay, Gubbeen, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_redshank-tringa-totanus-15.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Redshank (Tringa totanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1154\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/redshank-tringa-totanus-14.jpg\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Lag Bridge, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Lag Bridge, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_redshank-tringa-totanus-14.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Redshank (Tringa totanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1153\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/redshank-tringa-totanus-13.jpg\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Lag Bridge, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Lag Bridge, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_redshank-tringa-totanus-13.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Redshank (Tringa totanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1152\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/redshank-tringa-totanus-12.jpg\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_redshank-tringa-totanus-12.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Redshank (Tringa totanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1151\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/redshank-tringa-totanus-11.jpg\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_redshank-tringa-totanus-11.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Redshank (Tringa totanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1150\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/redshank-tringa-totanus-1.jpg\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Redshank (Tringa totanus) (01)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/redshank-tringa-totanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_redshank-tringa-totanus-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Redshank (Tringa totanus) (01)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Common Redshank or Redshank (Tringa totanus) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. This is a widespread breeding bird across Europe and northern Asia. It is a migratory species, wintering on coasts around the Mediterranean, in south Asia, and on the Atlantic coast of Europe from Great Britain southwards. 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