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Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)Where and when to see it in the UK

Status not yet classified · reporting peaks August to September · Sandpipers and Allies · BOU category AF

Records to 2026-08-16 · build 2026-08-31

Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
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Peak months
Spotted Redshank: relative reporting rate by 10 km square, September

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (grid squares, place names from OS Open Names). Northern Ireland place names: OSNI Open Data, OGL v3.0. County and country boundaries: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0. Coastline: Natural Earth. Bird records from the data partners listed here.

Spotted Redshank has been recorded in 493 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (17%) in records to 2026. Its strongest squares are in England, Scotland and Wales. Reporting peaks in August to September.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, LC)
View on the IUCN Red List
Relative to this species' best squares (how classes are calculated)
Very high
22% or more of visits
High
3% to 22%
Moderate
1% to 3%
Low
under 1%
Surveyed, not recorded
at least 20 qualifying visits, no record
Insufficient records
too few visits to say
Lighter fill
Few visits, lower confidence
Small dot
Occasional: a single record, or out of season

Seasonality

Reporting rate by month, relative to the peak month
MonthRelative to peakShare of visitsTypical class
January 29%<1%High
February 30%<1%Very high
March 30%<1%Low
April 42%<1%Moderate
May 12%<1%Low
June 27%<1%High
July 79%2%Very high
August 100%2%Very high
September 100%2%High
October 54%1%Moderate
November 33%<1%Low
December 22%<1%Low

Squares with the highest reporting rate in August

SquareWhereShare of visitsClass
HP61Shetland Islands, Scotland100%Very high
HU41Shetland Islands, Scotland100%Very high
HU42Shetland Islands, Scotland100%Very high
NH78Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NJ80Aberdeen City, Scotland100%Very high
NJ92Aberdeenshire, Scotland100%Very high
NU23Northumberland, England100%Very high
NX40Isle of Man100%Very high
NZ33County Durham, England100%Very high
SD32Lancashire, England100%Very high

Spotted an error in a square? Report it and it goes into the review queue. Read the methodology for how classes, flags and sensitive-species rules work. Data to 2026.