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| Turnstone - Pagham Harbour Beach 20th March 2011 |
Latin name
Arenaria interpres
Family
Sandpipers and allies (Scolopacidae)
Description:
Smaller than a redshank, turnstones have a mottled appearance with brown or chestnut and black upperparts and brown and white or black and white head pattern, whilst their underparts are white and legs orange. They spend most of their time creeping and fluttering over rocks, picking out food from under stones.
Where to see them:
All around the UK coastline. Likes rocky shores as well as sandy and muddy ones. Particularly likes feeding on rocks covered with seaweed, and will feed along seawalls and jetties.
When to see them:
Present for most of the year. Birds from Northern Europe pass through in July and August and again spring. Canadian and Greenland birds arrive in August and September and remain until April and May. Non-breeding birds may stay through the summer.
What they eat:
Insects, crustaceans and molluscs.
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| Turnstone Pagham March 2011 Nikon D300S 200-400 + 1.4 Converter, f5.6, 1/640th sec, ISO 200 |
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| Turnstone Pagham Harbour Nature Reserve March 2011 Nikon D300S 200-400 + 1.4 Converter, f5.6, 1/640th sec, ISO 200 |
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