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Oyster Catcher and Common Daisies, Burness
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Orkney - Sanday
Oyster catcher (Haematopus ostralegus) walking through Common Daisies (Bellis perennis) in Burness, Sanday, Orkney
11 May 2014
Oyster Catcher flock flying against Hecla, Rudha Aird a' Mhuile, South Uist
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Western Isles - South Uist
Oyster Catcher flock flying against Hecla, Rudha Aird a' Mhuile, South Uist
03 July 2010
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
Waders and waterfowl, North Bay
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Argyllshire - Ardmore, Helensburgh, Garelochhead and Rosneath
A mixed flock of Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna), Curlew (Numenius arquata), and Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) at North Bay, Ardmore.
13 March 2024
Oystercatcher flock, Ballochmartin Bay
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) flock on the jetty at Ballochmartin Bay. A single male Eider Duck (Somateria mollissima), Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), and Redshank (Tringa totanus) can also be observed among them.
24 February 2024
Oystercatcher nest, Strachur
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CEP - Argyllshire
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) nest with a clutch of 3 eggs in Strachur, Argyll and Bute. Scanned from slide taken by CE Palmar
28 November 2016
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.
