African Bird Club

Spotted Redshank - Adult in winter plumage

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Close to El Médano (Granadilla de Abona), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» November, 2018

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Tringa erythropus - Spotted Redshank

Bird Species (French)

»Chevalier arlequin

Bird Family

»Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Snipes

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Scarce and irregular wintering species in the Canary Islands, seen also during migration periods. The majority of records refer to the central and eastern islands (Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote), with better conditions for this and other waders. The age of the bird was confirmed by Tony Prater, expert in shorebirds.