Yet another lifer, this was another bird in flight where the photo didn't turn out great, but it actually wasn't terrible, and it was certain good enough for ID purposes with the UK bird ID group. I have seen photos of turnstones on the ground, so I might have been able to recognise it like that, but this being in flight, I wasn't sure how to recognise it, and I definitely guessed wrong based on the section of my ID book of shorebirds in flight. In any case, I was excited about it. Another brown bird of all that were flying around. Who knows if I even saw more lifers and just couldn't get a photo for ID purposes. There were so many flying around. In this photo, you'll see a cormorant to the left and a Northern shoveller to the right. The flying bird in between is the turnstone.
Update August 3, 2023: On the day that we visited Sumburgh Head on the main Shetland Island, I came actoss several lovely birds, one of which was the turnstone. I was really excited about it because my one photo I'd got in Rye wasn't the best, although good enough for ID, and I was just delighted to get some excellent close-up shots of them. I can see why in some parts of the world they are known as ruddy turnstones, not just turnstones as in Britain. They are gorgeous, and they are also well-camouflage on the rocky, seaweedy shores.
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