Philippe Clement / Common pied oystercatchers / Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) pair on dry stone wall, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May

David Tipling / Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) feeding chick Unst, Shetland, Scotland, UK.June

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

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....

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....

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....

David Tipling / Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) parent feeding chicks in the rain with worms, Holme Norfolk, England, UK. June.

David Perpinan / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) arriving at its nest in a roundabout, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK, June.

Ernie Janes / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) flying on to mussel bed as tide recedes Norfolk, England, UK. November.

Konrad Wothe / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) calling, Eastfriesian Islands National Park, North Sea, Germany, June.

Roger Powell / Pair of Eurasian Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) courting and walking away from each other on their breeding territory. Sandvik, Porsanger fjord, Finmark, Norway

Roger Powell / Pair of Eurasian Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) greeting each other on their breeding territory. Sandvik, Porsanger fjord, Finmark, Norway