Redwing

🔍 Overview

A winter thrush from Scandinavia. Redwings arrive in Sussex around October and often form flocks with Fieldfares.

🪶 Key Identification Features

Size: Medium (21 cm)

Plumage: Brown back, pale belly with streaks

Markings: Bold white eyebrow and red underwing flanks

Flight: Fast and flitting

🗺️ Habitat & Distribution

Winters in hedgerows, orchards, fields, and parks, particularly where berries or fallen fruit are abundant.

🎶 Voice & Behaviour

Thin, high “seee” call in flight. Skittish; often feeds on ground in flocks.

🍴 Diet

Berries, worms, and fruit.

📸 Birding Tip

Best seen in cold snaps—try places like Amberley Wild Brooks or Cissbury Ring.