Oystercatcher in flight about to land in Brownsea Lagoon

Oystercatcher in flight about to land in Brownsea Lagoon - Oystercatcher
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

Squabbling Oystercatchers on the shore of West Loch Tarbert


Also in: Oystercatcher

Oystercatcher reflection in Brownsea Lagoon
Oystercatcher on landing approach to Brownsea Lagoon
Squabbling Oystercatchers on the shore of West Loch Tarbert
Close fly-past of an Oystercatcher on the shore of Loch Indaal, Islay