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Oystercatchers on Brora a Beach,Sutherland, Scotland, UK

Oystercatchers on a Beach, Scotland, U.K. Between April and June oystercatchers are more often seen inland in Scotland. In July the adults can be seen feeding their adult-sized young on the seashore. These juveniles have black on the end of half of their beak. Oystercatchers are found on the coast throughout the rest of the year. The name oystercatcher was coined by Mark Catesby in 1731 as a common name for the North American species H. Palliatus, described as eating oysters. Yarrell in 1843 established this as the preferred term, replacing the older name sea pie or sea-pie. The bird still lives up to its name, as it is one of the few wading birds that is capable of opening oysters at all. Three races are breeding in western Europe, central Eurasia, Kamchatka, China, and the Western coast of Korea. A group of oystercatchers are known as a "parcel" or "stew" of oystercatchers.
. Oystercatchers on a Beach, Scotland, U.K. Between April and June oystercatchers are more often seen inland in Scotland. In July the adults can be seen feeding their adult-sized young on the seashore. These juveniles have black on the end of half of their beak. Oystercatchers are found on the coast throughout the rest of the year. The name oystercatcher was coined by Mark Catesby in 1731 as a common name for the North American species H. Palliatus, described as eating oysters. Yarrell in 1843 established this as the preferred term, replacing the older name sea pie or sea-pie. The bird still lives up to its name, as it is one of the few wading birds that is capable of opening oysters at all. Three races are breeding in western Europe, central Eurasia, Kamchatka, China, and the Western coast of Korea. A group of oystercatchers are known as a "parcel" or "stew" of oystercatchers.

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