Redshank bits
In January, when we went to Snettisham, we found a dead redshank on the beach. We thought it was an oystercatcher at first, but when we examined it, we realised it was a redshank. We’ve managed to save the wings, one of the legs and the skull. Redshanks have a slightly downturned beak, as we realised when we had cleaned the skull. A greenshank, a relative of the redshank, has a slightly upturned bill. Greenshanks are larger than redshanks and more uncommon.