For some reason this image came into my thoughts tonight a pair of foraging curlews & a redshank, on a winter windswept Northumbrian beach, watercolour. Have a great weekend all 👍

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A quick sketch of a Redshank from a recent photo taken at

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Dropped into Ryan's Field on way back from Lizard. Plenty of waders in; Bar-tailed Godwit, Greenshank & Spotted Redshank the pick.

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OTD 1594 reports from Glens of Antrim that Hugh O'Donnell planing to bring over 4,000 Scots redshanks with aid of James McDonnell into Loughs Foyle and Swilly. Plan fails and Scots troops have small role in war. Tyrone doesn't like using them because of indiscipline

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Heard a cheery "chewit" from my sycamores yesterday and got as far as thinking the back garden was an odd place for a Spotted Redshank...today investigated more sensibly and it is indeed a YBW.

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