These are migrant birds that breed in Siberia, Alaska and Greenland. They arrive in NZ in Sept-Oct and stay here until March [autumn] and fly back to the northern hemisphere to breed. They are a rare vagrant
Ruddy Turnstone
Country New Zealand
Location Motueka Sandspit Nelson
Gender Unknown
Age Adult
Activity BIF (Bird in Flight), In or By Water
- Created Timestamp10/06/2017 09:52:34
- CameraCanon EOS 7D Mark II
- Aperture14
- Focal Length300
- Iso800
- Shutter Speed1/1600
- Orientation1
Your Ruddy Turnstone pic is fun to look at. Looks like they are all playing together.We get them here in the states around the same times along the southern east coast.