. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. CHARADRIIDjE. 617. THE SPOTTED REDSHANK. ToTANUs Ftiscus (Linnaeus). The Spotted or Dusky Redshank is of somewhat irregular— though not altogether infrequent—occurrence in Norfolk and other eastern counties on the autumn migration, while birds assuming the breeding-dress are still more common there in spring. Being partial to fresh or slightly brackish water, this species cannot endure frost, and leaves before winter begins. Even in Cornwall, Wales, Lancashire and the Lake district it is seldom met with; and though found occa- sionally as. far i
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. CHARADRIIDjE. 617. THE SPOTTED REDSHANK. ToTANUs Ftiscus (Linnaeus). The Spotted or Dusky Redshank is of somewhat irregular— though not altogether infrequent—occurrence in Norfolk and other eastern counties on the autumn migration, while birds assuming the breeding-dress are still more common there in spring. Being partial to fresh or slightly brackish water, this species cannot endure frost, and leaves before winter begins. Even in Cornwall, Wales, Lancashire and the Lake district it is seldom met with; and though found occa- sionally as. far inland as Nottinghamshire, it is little known to the north of the Humber. It has, however, occurred in Haddington- shire, Aberdeenshire and Banffshire; Mr. Harvie-Brown has iden- tified a -bird shot on the Findhorn ; Mr. Buckley admits a record from San day, Orkneys, in 1849; and Mr. Service is aware of an occurrence on the Scottish side of the Solway. In Ireland one has been obtained near Belfast; Mr. R. Warren has killed two and has seen a few others on the Moy estuary in autumn, and even in winter, between 1867 and 1888; while of late years the bird has been met with on several occasions along the coast of co. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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