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Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Presence in the Strait
Migrant
Abundance
rare
Protection in Spain
Special protection (List)
In Spanish
Archibebe oscuro

30% of its open observations in the area are from December.

Photograph: Savi.odl, CC BY-SA, vía iNaturalist

Length
29–32 cm
Wingspan
48–52 cm
Weight
170 g
0204060LENGTH29–32 cmWINGSPAN48–52 cmcentimetres

Presence in the Strait

Rare migrant to coastal wetlands.

Identification

Medium-sized bird, light grey, slim, with long red legs and bill, very similar to the Redshank, but slightly larger, with a more clearly defined supercilium. No wing-bars in flight. In summer, has black legs and plumage.

Movements

Prenuptial migration from the middle of March through to the middle of May with peaks in 1st hf. April; postnuptial in September and October.

Bioestrecho editorial text. Last revised: 8 September 2026.

Gallery

Photographs from iNaturalist observations with the licence checked file by file. Those marked “Strait” were taken within the area; place and date are those of each observation.