Ruddy Turnstones - Arenaria interpres
Ruddy Turnstones at the water's edge on a very overcast and gloomy day at Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve near Hill Head in Hampshire, England.
Ruddy Turnstones make an incredible migration journey
They breed in the northern hemisphere, and then migrate south. There are five breeding populations. The birds migrating to Australia breed in east Siberia and west Alaska, moving through south-east Asia then south to Australia. Some birds appear to migrate south across the Pacific Ocean, island-hopping to the east coast and to New Zealand, probably returning north again via east Asia. They visit Australia from about September to May.
Ruddy Turnstones - Arenaria interpres
Ruddy Turnstones at the water's edge on a very overcast and gloomy day at Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve near Hill Head in Hampshire, England.
Ruddy Turnstones make an incredible migration journey
They breed in the northern hemisphere, and then migrate south. There are five breeding populations. The birds migrating to Australia breed in east Siberia and west Alaska, moving through south-east Asia then south to Australia. Some birds appear to migrate south across the Pacific Ocean, island-hopping to the east coast and to New Zealand, probably returning north again via east Asia. They visit Australia from about September to May.