Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Turnstones are medium-sized, plover-like birds of rocky shores and gravel beaches. Although they very rarely breed in this country, turnstones can be seen throughout the year as birds from northern Europe pass through in summer and again in spring, and birds from Canada and Greenland arrive in early autumn and leave in early summer.
Turnstones - so-named for their habit of flipping over stones (which may even be as large as themselves!) - feed on a wide variety of prey from bird's eggs to chips and even corpses! They can be spotted creeping and fluttering about the rocks, looking for food underneath them.
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Turnstones are medium-sized, plover-like birds of rocky shores and gravel beaches. Although they very rarely breed in this country, turnstones can be seen throughout the year as birds from northern Europe pass through in summer and again in spring, and birds from Canada and Greenland arrive in early autumn and leave in early summer.
Turnstones - so-named for their habit of flipping over stones (which may even be as large as themselves!) - feed on a wide variety of prey from bird's eggs to chips and even corpses! They can be spotted creeping and fluttering about the rocks, looking for food underneath them.