This is one of the old names for the Redshank due to their loud noisy calls that warn every other denizen of the marsh of the impending approach of trouble. Our birds are having a good year with several large chicks around and the parents are still 'kipping' from available vantage points such as the electric fence around the main marsh. Hopefully this means that they will be good protective parents!
(Barry Jackson)
13-6-13