Thrushes (Turdidae)
Redwing
Turdus iliacus
- Length
- 21 cm
- Weight
- 63 g
- Clutch
- 4–6 eggs
- Incubation
- 12–13 days
- Fledging
- 12–14 days
- Broods
- 2 per year
- Nest box
- Does not use enclosed boxes
Identification
- Creamy eyebrow stripe
- Rusty-red flanks and underwing
- Smallest European true thrush
Thin 'tseep' heard overhead on October nights.
Diet and garden feeding
Berries and worms.
- Best foods: Apples, Soaked sultanas.
- Listen for 'tseep' calls on still autumn nights as Redwings migrate in from Scandinavia.
Nesting
Cup low in birch scrub.
Redwings by country
England
Winter visitor
Scotland
Winter visitor
Wales
Winter visitor
Northern Ireland
Winter visitor
Ireland
Winter visitor
Netherlands
Winter visitor
Belgium
Winter visitor
Germany
Winter visitor
France
Winter visitor
Denmark
Winter visitor
Sweden
Summer visitor · nests June–July
Norway
Summer visitor · nests June–July
Finland
Summer visitor · nests June–July
Spain
Winter visitor
Portugal
Winter visitor
Italy
Winter visitor
Austria
Winter visitor
Switzerland
Winter visitor
Poland
Winter visitor
Sources
Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.