We regularly encounter an enormous variety of bird species. Most don't really belong here, but were introduced. Some migrate here. I have the utmost respect for the migrants that fly here nonstop from the mainland.
One migrant species that winters here is the Pacific golden plover (10 inches). Adults breed in the arctic and then migrate here in August. In winter plumage they aren't quite as spectacular as in their breeding plumage, but they are definitely amazing birds.
Another migrant is the ruddy turnstone (9 inches). It also migrates here from the arctic.
This morning, we encountered a cute little bird (about 6 inches) that we had never seen before, the rosy-/peach-faced lovebird. This import is native to SW Africa.
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