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Turnstone

Brett Westwood presents the turnstone.

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.

Brett Westwood presents the turnstone. A turnstone is a stout little wading bird which you'll often see probing under seaweed on rocky shores or flipping pebbles over with the stout bills...hence their name....Turnstone. In summer they are intricately patterned and strikingly coloured like a tortoiseshell cat but at other times of year they look brownish and can be hard to see against the seaweed covered rocks among which they love to feed.

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Tue 22 Nov 2022 05:58

Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Image courtesy of rspb-images.com

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  • Wed 18 Sep 2013 05:58
  • Wed 20 May 2015 05:58
  • Sun 24 May 2015 08:58
  • Fri 15 Apr 2016 05:58
  • Tue 22 Nov 2022 05:58

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