Nature Fact

Redwings are the smallest of the true Thrushes. They suffer severely in cold winters and any prolonged snowfall results in large numbers of underweight birds struggling to find enough food to keep warm and stay alive. This encourages them to move south, where they live a nomadic life, searching for food.  The  ‘seep’ sound is the most common flight call and if you see the birds in flight, a glimpse of the Redwing’s rich russet-red underwing and  bold eyestripe, which is white or yellowish-white, makes its identity clear.