Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

The ruddy turnstone is a small cosmopolitan wading bird, one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 6,390 times across 86 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 18°C (typically 12 to 19°C, from 6 areas).

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Europe ranged from 52°N in August to 72°N in May, about 2,300 km apart.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.