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birding, birdwatching, British birds, Cardiff Bay birding, Turnstone, Turnstone breeding plumage, turnstones in Cardiff
That sounds like a movie title, and the journey Turnstones make to their breeding grounds (in northern Europe, Greenland and North America) and back would undoubtedly make a good wildlife documentary. But a filmmaker I am not. I am simply excited to see these beautiful Turnstones have returned to their usual stone-turning antics on the embankment where the River Ely flows in to Cardiff Bay. Many are still sporting the remnants of their bright breeding plumage, which they will gradually moult in the coming weeks.
earthstar 
Ours on the Solent have been back in numbers for a few weeks.
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Yes, I’d seen reports of them earlier further along the south Wales coast too. They certainly don’t spend long in their breeding grounds.
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Very cool colors on the bird. That one is new to me.
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We usually only see their darker winter colours here. It must be amazing to see them bright like this is and en masse in their breeding grounds.
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