British birdwatching informal abbreviation for the red-throated diver, Gavia stellata, a seabird that breeds on northern moorland lochs.
British birdwatching informal abbreviation for the red-throated diver, Gavia stellata, a seabird that breeds on northern moorland lochs. Like many birding nicknames, red-throat is used by enthusiasts as a convenient shorthand. Standard in British birdwatching circles.
Three red-throats were flying low over the headland, heading north.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(British, birdwatching) The black-throated diver ().
(US, Canada) The red-throated diver.
(UK, birdwatching, slang) The spotted redshank.
British birdwatching (birding) slang for the spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus), a wading bird that visits UK coasts and wetlands primarily during migration and winter. Like many birding abbreviations, 'spot-red' compresses a two-word species name into a snappy shorthand used by twitchers in the field and on wildlife forums. The spotted redshank is distinguished from its commoner relative the redshank by its longer bill, longer legs, and stunning black breeding plumage.
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(British, birdwatching) The red-throated diver.
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