Redshank Call MP3s
A sharp, piping redshank call recorded for wader enthusiasts, estuary birders, and coastal wildfowlers alike.
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About this species
A migratory wader (shorebird) measuring roughly 28 cm, the Redshank (Tringa totanus) is unmistakable — grey-brown and trim, betrayed by bright orange-red legs and a long straight bill. It nests on coastal saltmarsh and damp meadows, wintering on tidal mudflats.
A wary sentinel, it explodes into a yelping, anxious 'teu-hu-hu' at any threat. It probes mud and shallow water for worms, molluscs and crustaceans. It acts as sentinel of the marsh, its noisy alarm alerting every other bird around. A traditional quarry of coastal marshes, it is most numerous on migration and through the winter.
Legal use
The Redshank's legal status is inconsistent across its range: it is fully protected in the UK and in most EU countries, where it is Amber- or Vulnerable-listed due to breeding declines, yet it remains legally hunted in France under a national wader-shooting allowance, with an estimated annual bag in the thousands of birds — a practice conservation bodies have criticized precisely because the species is protected in neighboring countries. We cannot confirm this species is legal quarry outside France with certainty, so treat this call primarily as a birdwatching and identification tool elsewhere. See our full country-by-country disclaimer before any other use.