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Tringa totanus
Redshanks are distributed practically all over Europe; the range is disrupted only in some western and southern parts of the continent. They winter chiefly in the Mediterranean area and on Europe's west coast, leaving for these parts in July to September. Most of the British population is resident. The birds return to their breeding grounds in mid-March to April, to be found mainly on wet meadows (also drier meadows with short grass, near lakes), marshes, swamps, and generally near water. The nest, a shallow depression in the ground sparsely lined with dry vegetation, in carefully concealed, perhaps in a clump of grass; the male builds the base and the female contributes a lining. In April or May, sometimes in June, four eggs are laid, which both partners take turns incubating for 22 to 25 days. The young remain in the nest only one day, after which they scatter throughout the neighbourhood. They are watched over by both parents, but gather their food themselves. At 25 days they can fly, and at 40 days are fully mature, after which they roam the countryside, forming groups on the muddy shores of ponds and lakes. The redshank's diet consists of insects and their larvae, spiders, worms, small molluscs and other invertebrates.
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