Redwings are winter visitors, and are also known as winter thrushes. Although at first glance Redwings look like a bit like a Song Thrush, they have a very pronounced stripe above the eye, and of course the red patch under the wing that gives them their name. You could see redwings just about anywhere at Cragside, but there are so many trees you need to watch for them in flight. they tend to fly from tree to tree quite frequently (especially if the blackbirds chase them off). Of course the trees at Cragside are incredibly tall as well, which makes sightings a bit tricky.

They start their stay by feeding on the berries in the trees. They delicately pluck the berries and toss them into their mouths. In late winter/early spring, when the berries have all been eaten, they move to the fields and meadows and become ground feeders, eating grubs and worms. Redwings have very similar feeding habits to the Fieldfare, and they generally feed and fly together, although I've yet to see a Fieldfare at Cragside.