David Perpinan / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) incubating eggs on nest, alarm calling as a predator flies overhead, Scotland,UK, June.
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Ernie Janes / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) footprints on sand at low tide, Norfolk, England, UK, November.
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Ernie Janes / Oyster Catcher (Haematopus ostralegus) in tulip (Tulipa) field, North Norfolk, May 2013
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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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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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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.
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.
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.
Niall Benvie / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) in flight, Islay, Scotland
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) in flight over sea at sunset, Fair Isle, Shetland , Scotland, UK, June.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) calling, silhouetted at sunrise, Fair Isle, Shetland , Scotland, UK, June.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) pair silhouetted at sunrise, Fair Isle, Shetland , Scotland, UK, June.
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Markus Varesvuo / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) walking along shoreline, Uto Finland May
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David Tipling / Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) going to roost against a spectacular sunset at high tide over the Wash at Snettisham, Norfolk, September
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) flying, North Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June.
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Bernard Castelein / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) by the coast, Island of Runde, Norway July
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Bernard Castelein / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) by the coast, Island of Runde, Norway July
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Bernard Castelein / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) by the coast, Island of Runde, Norway July
Andres M. Dominguez / Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) group on Valdelagrana Beach with city in the background, Puerto de Santa Marja, Cadiz, southern Spain, August.
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Espen Bergersen / Two Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) one flying, the other standing on a rock, Troms, Norway, March.
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Espen Bergersen / Two Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) standing on rocks in snow, Kvaloya, Troms, Norway, March.
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Loic Poidevin / Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralaegus) flock on shore, Vendee, France, November.
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Ernie Janes / Oyster catcher (Haematopus ostralegus) and young feeding in marshy field, North Uist, Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June.
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Roger Powell / Eurasian oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) resting on islet, Molwerk, Texel Island, The Netherlands.
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Roger Powell / Eurasian oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) resting on islet, Molwerk, Texel Island, The Netherlands.
Andy Trowbridge / European oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) in flight. Troms, Norway. July
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Roger Powell / Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) hunting for shellfish. Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England, December.
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Roger Powell / Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) with a Common Cockle (Cardium edule) it has caught. Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England, UK. December.
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Chris Mattison / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) eggs in abandoned nest, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, June.
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Chris Mattison / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) eggs in abandoned nest, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, June.
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Andy Trowbridge / European oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) standing in pasture. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Oystercatcher flock (Haematopus ostralegus) in flight low over the sea on the way to a high tide roost, Cornwall, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) at a high tide roost on coastal rocks, Cornwall, UK, April.
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Ernie Janes / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) in flight, Norfolk, East Anglia, Norfolk, England, UK, February.
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Ernie Janes / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) feeding on mussels as tide recedes, Norfolk, East Anglia, England, UK, February.
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Ernie Janes / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) feeding on mussels as tide recedes, Norfolk, East Anglia, England, UK, February.
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Ernie Janes / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) in flight, Norfolk, East Anglia, Norfolk, England, UK, February.
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Ernie Janes / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) feeding on crab as tide recedes, Norfolk, East Anglia, England, UK, February.
Bert Willaert / Eurasian Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) The Netherlands, February.
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David Tipling / Red Knot (Calidris canutus) flock with some Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) at high tide roost on Snettisham Pits, The Wash, Norfolk, England, UK, October.
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David Tipling / Red Knot (Calidris canutus) flock with some Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) at high tide roost on Snettisham Pits, The Wash, Norfolk, England, UK, October.
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David Tipling / Red Knot (Calidris canutus) flock with some Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) at high tide roost, Snettisham Pits, The Wash, Norfolk, England, UK, October.
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David Tipling / Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) flock flying by high tide roost, Snettisham, Wash, Norfolk, England, UK, September.
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David Tipling / Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) moving restlessly at high tide roost, Snettisham, The Wash, Norfolk, England, UK, September.
