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Birds seen on seashores in the UK: Turnstone |
| Ashley Crombet-Beolens - Ruddy
Turnstone http://www.beolens.co.uk/digiscoping/galleries/Turnstone/Turnstone%2006.03.2004.htm Enjoy this side-profile colour image of turnstone perched on old wooden stump in water. Gives exact location in southeast England plus photographer’s data. |
| Birds in Particular -
Turnstone, Arenaria interpres http://www.deanar.btinternet.co.uk/general/waders/turnstone.htm See the remarkable camouflage quality of the turnstone’s colourful mottled plumage. Photograph shot near water’s edge, central England. |
| BTO: Migration Atlas -
Turnstone, Arenaria interpres http://www.bto.org/research/projects/atlas-turns.htm Study the migratory trails of this well-travelled species with map presented by the British Trust for Ornithology. Also image of hundreds clustered on ledge. |
| Bucks Birds - Turnstone,
Arenaria interpres http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/bucksbirds/mysite/Pictures/Turnstone.htm Find colour photograph of solitary turnstone on lake many miles from its natural coastal habitat. Study profile and unusually coloured legs and feet. |
| DigitalWildlife - (Ruddy)
Turnstone, Arenaria interpres http://www.digitalwildlife.co.uk/birds/turnstone.htm Scan sharply-defined colour image of adult turnstone feeding on water’s edge. Releases technical data for photographers. |
| Hugh Harrop - Turnstone http://www.hughharrop.com/birds/2005/turnstone.html Check out this dramatic colour photograph of turnstone achieving lift-off from water. Find out which remote island north of Scotland where the image was taken. |
| Isle of Man Birding -
Turnstone http://www.homepages.mcb.net/wormwell/pages/turnstone.htm Publishes map indicating where turnstone have been sighted on island in the Irish Sea. Also read times of year to sight, and see five colour images. |
| Lincolnshire Bird Club -
Turnstone http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/rare_birds/turnstone.htm Find out about two turnstone sighted on the eastern coast of England and inland reservoir. See photographic record taken by local bird club member. |
| Peterborough Bird Club: Annual
Report - Turnstone
http://www.pbc.codehog.co.uk/report/turnstone.html Scrutinize field study notes from bird club and appreciate how few turnstones stray inland in the UK. Gives precise numbers, dates, and exact location sighted. |
| Royal Society for Protection
of Birds - Turnstone http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/t/turnstone/ Discover how this species got its name. Also read about appearance, breeding, wintering, and diet, and see colour illustration plus map. |
| RSPB: Medway Local Group -
Turnstone, The http://www.medway-rspb.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/turnstone.htm Read about long-haul birds that drop into UK coastal regions on their way from Arctic to Africa. View picture of group of four and find out what they look like. |
| Tiscali Reference - Turnstone,
Arenaria interpres http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/wildlife/birds_turnstone.html Gain an insight into species that is common on the shores of Britain but does not actually breed there. Also view colour photograph of turnstone on water’s edge. |
| Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, The
- Slimbridge: Sightings Database http://www.wwt.org.uk/visit/slimbridge/Sighting.asp?SightingID=3281/ Gives ridiculously small number of turnstone sighted at major UK wetland reserve. Releases date and precise location within the reserve. |
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Birds seen on seashores in the UK
