Hunstanton. Norfolk

Hi Blackbird,

Lovely  pictures,it always amazes me how unafraid they seem to be, we get quite a few here on the

south coast, also I think Hunstanton is a great place ( but then i suppose I would I was born there)

Hi Derek

Interesting to hear that you where born in Hunstanton.  It is a fabulous place.

Lots of old world charm about the place - just a lovely old traditional seaside town.

We where out late on Saturday night and enjoyed fish and chips at the Shoreline chip shop.  We ate in, and it felt like the good old days.  I had a single Haddock and Dave cod with chips.  Really tasty.

One of the many Fish and Chip shop (the Shoreside) sold Dogfish, but it was sold out when we got there {sad} - loved to have tried it but never mind.

We had a few beers at the 'The Wash and Tope' pub along with the live music on Saturday night - great evening out by all accounts.

There is a good possibility that we will be going back in a couple of weeks or so - but we will rest now until then. 

The weather is taking a turn for the worse next weekend so we are glad that we are missing the wind and the rain.

Are the Turnstones always there, and that is why they are so easy to approach?

Regards

Kathy and Dave

Hi there

It has been noted that there are three ringed birds in this group and I did not get the ring no's - though I can see a yellow ring on one birds, a white on another and a red/white on another.

If I do not have the numbers (only colours) do I still report the rings to the relevent bodies?

Regards

Kathy and Dave

Hi Blackbird, turnstones can be seen most of the year, but they are not the same birds all year round.Northern birds are the ones seen round Britain during the warmer times of the year and breed round Places like Scandinavia and colder northern europe up to the Arctic circle, the birds that Winter in Britain are birds that migrate from Greenland and north east Canada. not sure why they are so tame.                                       

hi Derek

Thank you for your reply.

So I must have seen birds from Greenland and Canada

They are rings on three 3 birds,  So i hope that someone {locally} takes note of the ring numbers.

Yes, it is odd that Turnstones are friendly - maybe not friendly but more not bothered about people.

Someone from another forum said that he has had them around his feet like pigeons during the winter period, so that speaks volumes about the species.

Regards

Kathy and Dave

NandW said:

Hi Blackbird, turnstones can be seen most of the year, but they are not the same birds all year round.Northern birds are the ones seen round Britain during the warmer times of the year and breed round Places like Scandinavia and colder northern europe up to the Arctic circle, the birds that Winter in Britain are birds that migrate from Greenland and north east Canada. not sure why they are so tame.                                       

You don't need the numbers. You can send the details of the coloured rings (which colours in which order on right or left legs) to this website: http://www.ring.ac - they'll get back to you and tell you where and when the birds were ringed, and where else they've been seen.

Kathy, really lovely pictures. I am at my happiest when on the coast and can see the waders etc.

I see from Katie's reply, you are going to be busy, reporting those rings. It will be interesting to hear the reply you receive.             

I miss Hunstanton Pier..... the childhood memories. Wish they'd rebuild it.

Take a trip to Padstow Harbour off season (February maybe), Procure a Chough Bakery pasty (finest in Cornwall IMHO) and take a seat by the harbour towards the Rock Ferry slipway. You will probably be bemused by Turnstones wandering around your feet.  I know I was.....

Cheers

J

Great pictures

Turnstones are always entertaining, so busy and wothout a care of what is going on around them.

Glad you had better weather.