Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus)
Introduction
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Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus)
Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 16 Apr 2011
This is a large, gregarious and noisy wader that gathers in great flocks to feed on shellfish, for which it has a specially adapted bill. It lays three camouflaged eggs in summer in a bare scrape on the ground. In Gaelic folklore the Oystercatcher is known as the Gille Bride.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.533889
Longitude
-3.706384