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1. The Turnstone can be spotted fluttering around large stones on rocky and gravelly shores, flipping them over to look for prey. It can even lift rocks as big as its own body! Although a migrant to the UK, it can be seen all year-round as different populations arrive throughout the seasons.

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2. This bird species has different identifying features depending on sex/age/season. Turnstone (summer plumage) Footage of a turnstone in its coastal habitat. Read video transcript. Footage of a turnstone in its coastal habitat. Share this. Facebook. Created with Sketch. Twitter.

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3. Turnstone: Migrant and winter visitor to the UK and Ireland. Birds can be seen year round, as some pass through, while others winter, and non-breeding birds may stay the summer. Can be found at most UK coastlines. Birds prefer coastal shorelines whether sandy, rocky or muddy.

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4. A shorebird that looks almost like a calico cat, the Ruddy Turnstone's orange legs and uniquely patterned black-and-white head and chest make them easy to pick out of a crowd. These long-distance migrants breed in the arctic tundra, but spend the off seasons on rocky shorelines and sandy beaches on both North American coasts (as well as South America, Eurasia, Africa, and Australia).

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5. Name: Turnstone (Arenaria). Length: 20 to 25 cm. Weight: 85 – g.. Location: Coastal regions – the Arctic in the summers, migrating to various locations around the world during winter as far south as South Africa and Australia.. Conservation status: Least Concern.. Diet: Invertebrates, crustaceans, barnacles, a wide range of scavenged foods.. Appearance: Darker camouflage colours during.

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6. Black Turnstone: This species breeds on western and southern coasts of Alaska. Spends winters along the coastal regions of North America, from southern Alaska south to Baja California and Sonora, Mexico. Breeding habit includes marshy coastal tundra; found on .

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7. Turnstones are two bird species that comprise the genus Arenaria in the family hydmarepenrieli.luegoberechecktinjoaschelmiclochawolf.co are closely related to calidrid sandpipers and might be considered members of the tribe Calidriini.. The genus Arenaria was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in with the ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) as the type species. The genus name arenaria is from Latin.

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8. Turnstone Latin Name Arenaria interpres Family Arenariidae Length 23 cm Habitat Frequents coastal mud-flats and shorelines, especially rocky shores; occasionally on inland waters. Migration A summer migrant from the Palaearctic found along the coast and on offshore islands. Bird Call.

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9. The turnstone is amber listed in the UK. Did you know. Known in North America as the 'ruddy turnstone', there is also a second species, the 'black turnstone', which lives on the Pacific coast of North America. Find out more.

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