A subject that is easier than most to get a nice photo of. They are never, or hardly ever confiding though and a good degree of fieldcraft is still needed if you want success,unless you are photographing from a public hide.  This bird flew in to land in front of me yesterday as I sat under  cam netting and I was able to get some nice shots. This bird is more than likely overwintering here from the breeding grounds on mainland Europe.  We even have birds on the estuary here that are known, by ringing, to breed as close as Holland.  One interesting fact that ringing has proved is that the same pairs meet up again, year after year, after overwintering in different countries and in some cases different continents.  The pairs mate for life only being together during the breeding season.  This is one of those amazing facts that I find truly fascinating.  The Redshank is in the family Tringa which includes some very interesting species such as Lesser Yellowlegs, Greenshank, Spotted Sandpiper  and Wood Sandpiper.