Oystercatcher-Large stocky black and white wader.Distinctive orange -red beak.Very noisy and excitable.Breeds on shingle and rocky beaches.One of the species to found on the RSPB reserve during the breeding season.
Oystercatcher family.
Oystercatcher in flight.
Oystercatchers in Winter plumage-note the white collar around the neck of one of these birds compared to the bird in the forefront whose neck is completely black.Taken March-2008
Pair of Oystercatchers on Haverigg sea defences.
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