Oystercatcher - Haematopus Ostalegus


The oystercatcher is a large, stocky, black and white wading bird. It has a long, orange-red bill and reddish-pink legs. In flight it shows a wide, white wing-stripe, a black tail and a white rump that extends as a 'V' between the wings.

Because it eats cockles, the population is vulnerable if cockle beds are overexploited.

They breed on almost all UK coasts. During the last 50 years, more birds have started breeding inland. Most UK birds spend the winter on the coast where they are joined on the east coast by birds from Norway.

Population:

UK breeding:
110,000 pairs

UK wintering:
340,000 birds

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Oystercatcher - Haematopus Ostalegus


The oystercatcher is a large, stocky, black and white wading bird. It has a long, orange-red bill and reddish-pink legs. In flight it shows a wide, white wing-stripe, a black tail and a white rump that extends as a 'V' between the wings.

Because it eats cockles, the population is vulnerable if cockle beds are overexploited.

They breed on almost all UK coasts. During the last 50 years, more birds have started breeding inland. Most UK birds spend the winter on the coast where they are joined on the east coast by birds from Norway.

Population:

UK breeding:
110,000 pairs

UK wintering:
340,000 birds

Tags:   Oystercatcher Oystercatchers Avian Animal Animals Birds. Bird Bird Photography Countryside Coastal Birds Coastline Coast Farmland Fields Grasslands Heathland Heathlands Moorland Marshland Marshes Moors Meadows Mudflats Nature Nature Photography Nikon Ornithology Jeff Lack Photography Wildlife. Wildbirds Wetlands Wildlife Photography Water-Birds Waterways Waders Sea Birds Shore-Birds Summer Migrant Seashore

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Oystercatcher - Haematopus Ostalegus

Norfolk

The oystercatcher is a large, stocky, black and white wading bird. It has a long, orange-red bill and reddish-pink legs. In flight it shows a wide, white wing-stripe, a black tail and a white rump that extends as a 'V' between the wings.

Because it eats cockles, the population is vulnerable if cockle beds are overexploited.

They breed on almost all UK coasts. During the last 50 years, more birds have started breeding inland. Most UK birds spend the winter on the coast where they are joined on the east coast by birds from Norway.

Population:

UK breeding:
110,000 pairs

UK wintering:
340,000 birds

Tags:   Oystercatcher Avian Animal Animals Birds. Bird Bird Photography Coastal Birds Coastline Coast Moorland Marshland Moors Marshes Farmland Fields Sea Birds Shore-Birds Seashore Beaches Wildlife. Wildbirds Wetlands Wildlife Photography Water-Birds Waterways Waders Estuaries Estuary Shoreline Jeff Lack Photography Nature Nature Photography Nikon Norfolk Ornithology

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Oystercatcher - Haematopus Ostalegus

Norfolk

The oystercatcher is a large, stocky, black and white wading bird. It has a long, orange-red bill and reddish-pink legs. In flight it shows a wide, white wing-stripe, a black tail and a white rump that extends as a 'V' between the wings.

Because it eats cockles, the population is vulnerable if cockle beds are overexploited.

They breed on almost all UK coasts. During the last 50 years, more birds have started breeding inland. Most UK birds spend the winter on the coast where they are joined on the east coast by birds from Norway.

Population:

UK breeding:
110,000 pairs

UK wintering:
340,000 birds

Tags:   Oystercatcher Avian Animal Animals Birds. Bird Bird Photography Countryside Coastal Birds Coastline Coast Farmland Fields Moorland Marshland Meadows Moors Mudflats Estuaries Estuary Reservoirs River Birds Rivers Sea Birds Seashore Sea Shore-Birds Winter Migrant Lakes Reserves Beaches Nature Nature Photography Nikon Norfolk Ornithology Jeff Lack Photography Wildlife. Wildbirds Wetlands Water-Birds Waterways Wildlife Photography Waders

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Oystercatcher - Haematopus Ostalegus

Norfolk

The oystercatcher is a large, stocky, black and white wading bird. It has a long, orange-red bill and reddish-pink legs. In flight it shows a wide, white wing-stripe, a black tail and a white rump that extends as a 'V' between the wings.

Because it eats cockles, the population is vulnerable if cockle beds are overexploited.

They breed on almost all UK coasts. During the last 50 years, more birds have started breeding inland. Most UK birds spend the winter on the coast where they are joined on the east coast by birds from Norway.

Population:

UK breeding:
110,000 pairs

UK wintering:
340,000 birds

Tags:   Oystercatcher Avian Animal Animals Birds. Bird Bird Photography Sea Birds Shore-Birds Seashore Countryside Coastal Birds Coastline Coast Wildlife. Wildbirds Wetlands Water-Birds Waterways Waders Jeff Lack Photography Lakes Scrapes Mudflats Marshland Marshes Estuaries Estuary Reservoirs River-Banks Rivers Nature Nature Photography Nikon Norfolk Ornithology

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