Ruddy Turnstone Feeding Techniques

Ruddy Turnstone, arenaria interpres, feeding techniques are more varied than their name suggests. Turnstones do indeed frequently turn stones to look for prey items which include small insects, crabs and crustaceans, but they also use other feeding strategies. Other Turnstone feeding techniques include picking prey from the water, flicking seaweed aside, opening shellfish and ploughing through seaweed. In this video I show you these feeding techniques and suggest a tongue-in-cheek alternative name for Ruddy Turnstones. Turnstones are one of the most charismatic species of shorebirds, often becoming quite tame and are found all over the world.
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[@BrianHewittThaibirdspot]

Foraging Beach Dozers.... Beautifully shot....

[@BirdingwithNick]

Beachdozer!!! Another good alternative name.

[@berachabirdingwildlifesafa6430]

Very unique behavior of feeding.

[@BirdingwithNick]

Yes, I always enjoy watching them, busy little characters.

[@StoilDIvanov]

Thanks after watching the video I realized that never have seen them turn stones before!

[@BirdingwithNick]

Well, indeed, it seems that they prefer foraging in seaweed.

[@FeathersinWild]

Lovely footage of Turnstone.. They are really beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[@BirdingwithNick]

Common but beautiful. Thanks for your visit.

[@NatureScapes]

Fantastic capture indeed 👌 Loved to watch it my friend 😊
All the best for next video and Have a great day ahead 👍

[@BirdingwithNick]

Thank you. Hope you have a good day too.

[@stephenpowell5912]

Interesting video ,Adorable little species of Birdlife ❤😂

[@BirdingwithNick]

I really love Turnstones.

[@ToToWildlife]

Lovely birds 👍🐦👍

[@BirdingwithNick]

One of my favourites, so approachable.

[@cluckygirl792]

We have them here on Broadstairs beach in Thanet. Great informative video. Thank you

[@BirdingwithNick]

I know it well. Glad you enjoyed watching.

[@phuongbang8031]

You record very sharp. The video is awesome. Already connected with you, have fun!

[@BirdingwithNick]

Thanks, I recorded a LOT of footage so I was able to discard the stuff that was not really sharp.

[@Birding-with-Brian]

Love it... "Death by Turnstone"......

[@BirdingwithNick]

I have given away my modus operandi!!!!!

[@jimmymelrose]

lol, we know what to do with Nick when his time's up.

[@IreneDowningNature]

So sweet. Lovely Ruddy turnstone. Beautiful shorebirds. A delight to watch Nick .Thanks for sharing my friend. Interesting to watch. Enjoyed Irene💛🍂

[@BirdingwithNick]

Thanks for those comments, much appreciated.

[@nengskiebree3288]

Hello new friend here.. Nice video thanks for sharing.. The bird is very good.. See you in my home 🙏

[@BirdingwithNick]

Hi, nice to know you. Glad you enjoyed the Turnstones. I checked out your singing already; nice.

[@nengskiebree3288]

Thank you so much 😊 stay connected.. Thanks for visiting my channel 🙏

[@BirdingwithNick]

Thanks for watching, please subscribe for more birding videos & watch more of my shorebird videos next - ruclips.net/p/PLKPNVXzWV8Hx_a6BZH-Pv0qLnfPjaTUyS

[@knutfugl]

Lovely production, Nick. Thanks for sharing this fantastic bird.
Wish you a pleasant evening.
Best regards, Knut.

[@BirdingwithNick]

Thanks Knut. Glad you appreciate Turnstones. They are really one of my favourites. Birds don't need to be rare to be enjoyed.

[@knutfugl]

@@BirdingwithNick
That's true. ◕‿◕

[@Birding-with-Brian]

good info...

[@BirdingwithNick]

Cheers

[@Aladdin_TV]

Yes, yet another excellent birding video. Nice pictures and learning something that I can bring with me while watching

[@BirdingwithNick]

Sincere thanks for those kind comments. I have listened to what others have suggested for improvements that they would like to see in these videos and tried to do the appropriate things. Any further suggestions are welcome.

[@BuscandoFauna]

Hello Friend how are you?. This bird is fascinating, I could always see it from far away, but I have been able to capture it with its typical behavior of turning stones, it is a super interesting bird. Great video friend. Thank you so much for sharing it. I send you a big hug and I wish you a very good day. Regards

[@BirdingwithNick]

Hi, thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the Turnstones. I got close to these ones by just sitting quietly close to where they were feeding and waiting until they came close. They pretty much ignored me. All the best.

[@aniruddhatraveler]

Great share my friend. Stay connected & keep support please

[@BirdingwithNick]

Thanks for watching. Appreciated.