Oystercatcher in flight about to land in Brownsea Lagoon

Brownsea Island, Poole Harbour, Dorset (January 2012)

Also known as Common/European/Northern Pied Oystercatcher. Taken during a Dorset Wildlife Trust trip for members. The island is closed to the public during the winter months (November to February).

For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Eurasian Oystercatcher / Internet Bird Collection
Eurasian Oystercatcher / Bird Forum
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Haematopus ostralegus