Tringa totanus (Linnaeus, 1758).

Length 27-29 cm. The long red legs and black-tipped red bill quickly distinguish this wader. The color is grey-brown on the back; the conspicuous white rump and the broad white hind wing are visible in flight. The Redshank spends the winter on estuaries and marshes feeding on insects, spiders, and annelids. Non-breeders, particularly, consume small fish and tadpoles. Food is caught by walking briskly along while pecking or sweeping the bill through mud and water. A common passage migrant and winter visitor to Egypt where it is found in the Western Desert and the Nile Valley.