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Redwing (Turdus iliacus) 

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Status: Winter Visitor
Scots Names: Norway Nightingale, Redwing Mavis
Description: Small thrush with distinctive pale eye stripe above eye and rusty red flanks & underwings.
Size: 19-23cm Length
Habitat: Woodland, hedgerows, scrub, farmland, parks & gardens
Breeding: Less than 60 pairs, restricted to the far north of Scotland
Food: Berries, fruit and insects
Call Note: Thin 'Seeeep' call, often heard overhead as flocks descend during Autumn nights.
Status: AMBER