Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Flock of Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) in flight, The Wash Estuary, Norfolk, England, UK. September. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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David Tipling / 2020VISION / Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) arriving to roost at Snettisham on the Wash. Norfolk, January.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) at dusk, with lights in distance, South Swale, Kent, England, UK, December. 2020VISION Book Plate. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty...
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Mike Read / Magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus) Falkland Islands
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Loic Poidevin / Flock of Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) flying in formation. Breton Marsh, French Atlantic Coast, August.
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Alan Williams / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) perched on rock on shore, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, May
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Thomas Lazar / American oystercatcher {Haematopus palliatus} feeding on Sea urchin, Florida, USA
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Andrew Walmsley / South Island pied oystercatcher (Haematopus finschi) feeding in shallow water, Christchurch, New Zealand, March
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Laurie Campbell / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) foraging on shore, Loch Fleet NNR, Sutherland, Scotland, June
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David Tipling / Mixed flock of Knot {Calidris canutus} and Oystercatcher {Haematopus ostralegus} at high tide roost, Snettisham RSPB Reserve, The Wash, Norfolk,UK, summer
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Andy Sands / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) running along incoming tide line, Wales, UK
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Gary K. Smith / Oystercatchers {Haematopus ostralegus} in flight over breaking surf, Norfolk, UK, December
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Dave Bevan / Flock of Oystercatchers in flight (Heamatopus ostralegus) North Wales, UK, February
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Pete Cairns / Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) flying over water, soft focus, Lancashire, UK
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Mike Wilkes / Oystercatcher at nest, Islay, Scotland {Haematopus ostralegus}
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Steve Knell / Oystercatchers {Haematopus ostralegus} flock in flight, Morecombe Bay, Lancashire, UK.
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Jean E. Roche / Oystercatchers taking off along shoreline {Haematopus ostralegus} Ile de Re, France
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Pete Oxford / American oystercatcher feeding on sea urchin {Haematopus palliatus} Hood Is,
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John Cancalosi / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) UK
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Mike Read / Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) flock in flight. Snettisham RSPB Reserve, The Wash, Norfolk, England, UK. August.
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David Woodfall / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) settling down on eggs in in Machair, Scotland, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) settling down on eggs in machair, Scotland, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) walking over Black Oats (Avena strigosa) growing in strips on cultivated Machair, Scotland, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Strips of ploughed Machair, farmed by crofters and vital habitat for breeding Little terns (Sterna albifrons ) and Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) and Dunlin (Calidris alpina). North Uist, Scotl...
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Marie Read / American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), closeup of individual feeding by using its chisel-shaped bill to pry open shellfish, Fort De Soto Park, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, March.
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Nick Upton / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) passing small Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) it has caught on the grassy margins of lake to its developing chick, Gloucestershire, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) chick watching and waiting to be fed by parent as it forages for invertebrate food on the grassy margins of lake, Gloucestershire, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) males piping to court a nearby female on pastureland, Gloucestershire, UK, February.
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Philippe Clement / Common pied oystercatcher / Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) with blunt bill tip typical for mussel hammerers, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May
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Philippe Clement / Common pied oystercatchers / Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) pair on dry stone wall, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May
David Tipling / Birders watching Knot (Calidris canutus) and Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) at high tide over the Wash at RSPB Snettisham Reserve Norfolk, England, UK. November
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David Tipling / Waders, Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) and Red knot (Calidris canutus) out on the Wash, massing together as the tide pushes in prior to high tide and roosting, Snettisham Norfolk, England, UK....
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David Tipling / Waders, Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) and Red knot (Calidris canutus) out on the Wash, massing together as the tide pushes in prior to high tide and roosting, Snettisham Norfolk, England, UK....
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David Tipling / Waders, Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) and Red knot (Calidris canutus) out on the Wash, massing together as the tide pushes in prior to high tide and roosting, Snettisham Norfolk, England, UK....
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David Tipling / Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) parent feeding chicks in the rain with worms, Holme Norfolk, England, UK. June.
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David Perpinan / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) arriving at its nest in a roundabout, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK, June.
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Claudio Contreras / American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, June
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David Fleetham / American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) on white sand of Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador.
Ernie Janes / Sooty oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus) Coles Bay, Tasmania, Australia.
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Ernie Janes / Pied oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) on beach, Coles Bay, Tasmania, Australia.
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Ernie Janes / Pied oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) on beach, Coles Bay, Tasmania, Australia.
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Ernie Janes / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) flying on to mussel bed as tide recedes Norfolk, England, UK. November.
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Konrad Wothe / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) calling, Eastfriesian Islands National Park, North Sea, Germany, June.
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Roger Powell / Pair of Eurasian Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) courting and walking away from each other on their breeding territory. Sandvik, Porsanger fjord, Finmark, Norway
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Roger Powell / Pair of Eurasian Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) greeting each other on their breeding territory. Sandvik, Porsanger fjord, Finmark, Norway
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Roger Powell / Pair of Eurasian oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) courting and walking in tandem with each other on their breeding territory. Sandvik, Porsanger fjord, Finmark, Norway
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Roger Powell / Pair of Eurasian Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) calling and greeting each other on their breeding territory. Sandvik, Porsanger fjord, Finmark, Norway
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Roger Powell / Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) guarding its breeding territory. Sandvik, Porsanger fjord, Finmark, Norway
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Fabrice Cahez / Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) Brittanny, France, October.
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Nick Upton / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) pair mating and calling on the banks of a shallow freshwater lake, Gloucestershire, UK, February.
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Lynn M. Stone / American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) foraging at waters edge, Indian Shores, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, USA
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Lynn M. Stone / American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) feeding on Calico Clam, shortly after dawn, seashore, Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. April.
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Andy Trowbridge / Variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) adult pied morph in flight about to land. Ashley river, Christchurch, New Zealand. August.
Claudio Contreras / Magellanic Oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus) in nest, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, October
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Claudio Contreras / Magellanic Oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus) in nest, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, October
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Philippe Clement / Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) and Sanderlings (Calidris alba) feeding and taking off from beach in winter, Belgium, December.
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Philippe Clement / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) standing in shallow water before taking off, Belgium, May.
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Nick Upton / Slow motion view of Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) flying in to join others resting and preening at a roost site, Cornwall, England, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) resting and preening at a roost site, with a Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) holding its wings out to dry next to them, Cornwall, England, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Slow motion clip of an Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) struggling to climb up a slope at a coastal roost site as a Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) approaches and flaps its wings, England, UK,...
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Nick Upton / Pair of Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) displaying to a rival on their nesting territory until it flies away, Gloucestershire, England, UK, March.
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Nick Upton / Pair of Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) mating on a small island, with a resting Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) in the background, Gloucestershire, England, UK, March.
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Nick Upton / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) probing for invertebrates in a lake, Gloucestershire, England, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) probing for invertebrates in a lake, Gloucestershire, England, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) probing for invertebrates in a lake, Gloucestershire, England, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) swallowing an Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) and foraging for more, Gloucestershire, England, UK, February.
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Nick Upton / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) pulling up an Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris), Gloucestershire, England, UK, February.
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Ingo Arndt / Red Knot (Calidris canutus) and Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), flock at high tide roost, Snettisham, RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, England, UK. November 2013.
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Ingo Arndt / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) among flock of roosting Red Knots (Calidris canutus), Snettisham, RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, England, UK. November.
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Ingo Arndt / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) among flock of roosting Red Knots (Calidris canutus), Snettisham, RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, England, UK. November.
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Ingo Arndt / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) among flock of roosting Knot (Calidris canutus), Snettisham, RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, England, UK. November.
Sylvain Cordier / Magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus) on the nest with eggs, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands
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Martin Gabriel / European Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) and gulls at the beach in front of As Sawadi Island with As Sawadi Fort, Sultanate of Oman, January.
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Roger Powell / Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) standing over eggs in a nesting tray. These nest platforms were originally put up (early - mid 20th century) to provide a supply of fresh eggs. Now they...
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Roger Powell / Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) incubating in a nesting tray. These nest platforms were originally put up (early - mid 20th century) to provide a supply of fresh eggs. Now they are part...
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Robin Chittenden / Mixed flock of Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) and Bar-tailed Godwits (Limosa lapponica) flying, Norfolk, UK, November.
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Doug Wechsler / American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) nest with eggs on beach, Delaware Bay, New Jersey, USA, June