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Identification

The Redwing most closely resembles the Song Thrush but is best identified by the obvious buff stripes over its eye and through the moustache. These features are often more obvious than the red flanks and red underwing which give the species its name.

Habitat

Breeds in woodland and scrub. Winters in hedges, fields, and gardens.

Behaviour

Redwings often sing in their winter quarters, especially towards the end of the winter. This singing is usually performed by birds in flocks which obviously aren't defending a territory or indeed planning to, unless the territory is confined to their bit of space within the flock.

Migration

A migrant or partial migrant depending on range. Northernmost populations winter in western Europe from Scotland southwards across Spain, Italy, Greece and Turkey.

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For the purposes of our bird news services, Redwing is classed as Common: common species, including species that are certain or probable escapees from captivity when occurring in the British Isles. (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance.)

Portadown, Armagh 12/01/2010	Blashford Lakes, Hants 07/01/2010	Loch Scridain, Mull, Argyll 09/04/2010	Malvern Link, Worcs 10/01/2010	Crook, Durham 11/10/2009
Ipswich, Suffolk 14/03/2010	Little Island, Cork 21/02/2010	Abergele, Conwy 14/01/2010	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire 21/02/2010	Allestree, Derbys 19/02/2010

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Redwing breeds in the following countries (Bird News Extra subscribers will see population statistics and information on trends for each country):

Belarus
Britain
Czech Republic
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
Greenland
Iceland
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Poland
Russia
Slovakia
Svalbard
Sweden
Ukraine

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