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Oystercatcher, Tiree
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Tiree
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), taken by Rebecca Dickson. Adults can weigh anywhere between 465 and 640g.
11 May 2024
CalMac Ferry MV Loch Shira and Oystercatcher flock
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
CalMac Ferry MV Loch Shira (Loch Siora) heading towards Great Cumbrae, North Ayrshire, with a flock of Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) on the slipway in front of the former National Water Sports Centre.
18 March 2024
Oystercatcher, Isle of May
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Firth of Forth - Isle of May
Adult Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) on the Isle of May, taken by Rebecca Dickson
10 June 2023
Black-headed gulls and Oystercatchers, Boden Boo
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Renfrewshire
Mixed group of adult Black-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) and Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) on the shoreline at Boden Boo, taken by David Palmar. A mixture of plumages can be observed amongst the Black-headed Gulls. As this image was taken in February, some of the adult birds had started to moult their winter plumage. This would gradually have been replaced by their breeding plumage which turns their head a characteristic chocolate brown colour.
21 February 2022
Oystercatcher's nest, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Nest scrape of an Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), Great Cumbrae, taken by David Palmar. The nest is no more than a hollow in the stony beach, and the eggs are beautifully camouflaged amongst the stones. Three is a typical clutch size.
18 June 2022
Oystercatcher flock, Ardmore Point
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Argyllshire - Ardmore, Helensburgh, Garelochhead and Rosneath
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) flock, Ardmore Point, with Port Glasgow in the background, taken by David Palmar
