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 can see this these photos. You can see redwings just about anywhere at Gibside, but these were perching in the trees above the avenue, and feeding in the meadows to the east (Park Fields).

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 Gibside.