Oystercatcher

A large black and white wading bird with red legs and a conspicuous orange bill.

The bill is used for smashing or prising open molluscs such as mussels or for finding earthworms. Despite its name, oysters do not form a large part of its diet.

Latin Name
Haematopus ostralegus

When the bird was spotted

Date Location Title Seen by Interestingness
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Hartlepool b.m.stokesley *
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors South Gare b.m.stokesley *
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors South Gare b.m.stokesley
Germany, Dagebüll at the lake of Hauke-Haien-Koog Hühnerhabicht
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors North Gare b.m.stokesley
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors South Gare b.m.stokesley
UK, The rest of North Yorkshire Fewston b.m.stokesley ***
Portugal, Algarve Tavira b.m.stokesley
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Redcar Beach b.m.stokesley
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Teesdale b.m.stokesley
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Runswick Bay mike421 *