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Robin (Erithacus Rubecula)
Castle Stalker Cycle Path Appin - Argyll Scotland
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Robin (Erithacus Rubecula)
Rodley Nature Reserve - Leeds
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‘Rock singer!’. shouting it out...a Turnstone caught in full voice on the rocks, Northumberland.
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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. Notes Kent Wildlife Trust.
Notes:
How do Turnstones feed?
Turnstones are waders, wading in shallow waters. They gained the name Turnstone from their habit of turning over stones and seaweed in their search for invertebrates.
Are Turnstones social?
Turnstones do tend to be social, forming colonies ranging from tens of individuals to thousands, and they will mix with other kinds of sea birds. However they become aggressive in chasing off the other breeds when food is at stake
.How fast do Turnstones fly?
Turnstones can fly up to 65 km per hour.
Fulmars superficially resemble gulls, but are readily distinguished by their flight on stiff wings, and their tube noses.
A bird that is both lovely and quirky and also long-lived, living for up to 40 years.
Historically, the northern fulmar lived on the Isle of St Kilda, where it was extensively hunted. The species has now expanded its breeding range southwards to the coasts of England and northern France.
Northern Fulmar - Fulmarus
RSPB Bempton Cliffs - Yorkshire
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