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  1. Eurasian Oystercatchers Piping Display

    Eurasian Oystercatchers Piping Display

    In April 2022 I have often seen groups of Eurasian Oystercatchers on the North Frisian Island Amrum with a behavior as if they were "arguing". After some research, it seems like this is called piping display or piping ceremony. I have also read on German sites that this behavior is some communal...
    • Michael Billerbeck
    • Media item
    • amrum audio breeding breeding season calls common pied oystercatcher courtship eurasian oystercatcher haematopus ostralegus north frisian island oystercatcher piping piping ceremony piping display territorial video
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  2. Britain&Europe&Down Under

    Britain&Europe&Down Under

    Oystercatcher
    • Digiscoper321
    • Media item
    • haematopus ostralegus oystercatcher west sweden
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  3. Oystercatchers with Crab

    Oystercatchers with Crab

    • kennyok
    • Media item
    • oystercatcher
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  4. Birdies,but no eagle or albatross!

    Birdies,but no eagle or albatross!

    Oystercatcher
    • Digiscoper321
    • Media item
    • haematopus ostralegus oystercatcher west sweden
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  5. Oystercatcher in Flight

    Oystercatcher in Flight

    Complaining and trying to ward me off a nearby field where the pair of them probably had a nest (I was walking along a main road).
    • kennyok
    • Media item
    • oystercatcher
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  6. American Oystercatcher

    American Oystercatcher

    Banded American Oystercatcher at local beach. Protected habitat.
    • MicheleFla
    • Media item
    • american oysercatcher oystercatcher seabird
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  7. Oystercatcher

    Oystercatcher

    Not sharp but i like what happened to the background
    • Digiscoper321
    • Media item
    • haematopus ostralegus oystercatcher west sweden
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  8. Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

    Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

    Close-up of Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) in the pasture during low tide in the lagoon.
    • Ornitomania
    • Media item
    • eurasian oystercatcher haematopus ostralegus haematopus ostralegus haematopus ostralegus oystercatcher oystercatcher video
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  9. jurek

    Breeding birds in Europe which follow national borders

    I recently looked that the maps of the splendid EBBA2 atlas, and distribution of many birds exactly follows national borders. Not necessary borders which follow some geographical barrier. Eagle Owl: present everywhere, practically 100% in Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, but stops at borders of...
    • jurek
    • Thread
    • breding bird atlas breeding birds conservation distribution eagle owl great egret hoopoe oystercatcher
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Conservation
  10. Oystercatcher

    Oystercatcher

    • Digiscoper321
    • Media item
    • haematopus ostralegus oystercatcher west sweden
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  11. Oystercatcher

    Oystercatcher

    Oystercatcher
    • Chris G6 UXU
    • Media item
    • haematopus ostralegus oystercatcher wwt martin mere lancashire
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  12. Oystercatcher

    Oystercatcher

    • Cornelis
    • Media item
    • haematopus ostralegus oystercatcher terneuzen wetsern scheldt estuary
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  13. Oystercatcher

    Oystercatcher

    • Digiscoper321
    • Media item
    • haematopus ostralegus oystercatcher west sweden
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  14. Oystercatcher

    Oystercatcher

    • Cornelis
    • Media item
    • haematopus astralegus oystercatcher the netherlands western scheldt estuary
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  15. The noisy nine...Oystercatcher

    The noisy nine...Oystercatcher

    • Digiscoper321
    • Media item
    • haematopus ostralegus oystercatcher west sweden
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  16. Oystercatcher

    Oystercatcher

    • Digiscoper321
    • Media item
    • haematopus ostralegus oystercatcher west sweden
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  17. 26-2-22 Oystercatcher (1 of 1).jpg

    26-2-22 Oystercatcher (1 of 1).jpg

    Oystercatcher (on 1 leg)
    • Compuwight
    • Media item
    • haematopus ostralegus isle of wight oystercatcher
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  18. Pied Oystercatcher / Australian Oystercatcher

    Pied Oystercatcher / Australian Oystercatcher

    I filmed this Australian Oystercatcher in the early morning at the north east coast of Heron Island while he was continuously calling.
    • Michael Billerbeck
    • Media item
    • australia australian birds australian oystercatcher australian pied oystercatcher australian shorebird call calling coral cay great barrier reef haematopus longirostris heron island oystercatcher pied oystercatcher queensland video
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Oystercatcher on the roof

    Oystercatcher on the roof

    • katastrofa
    • Media item
    • haematopus ostralegus norway oscarsborg oystercatcher
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  20. Oystercatchers on the roof

    Oystercatchers on the roof

    • katastrofa
    • Media item
    • haematopus ostralegus norway oscarsborg oystercatcher roof
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  21. Oystercatcher

    Oystercatcher

    • katastrofa
    • Media item
    • fjord shore haematopus ostralegus norway oscarsborg oystercatcher
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  22. Adult and first summer oystercatchers

    Adult and first summer oystercatchers

    • katastrofa
    • Media item
    • adult first summer fjord shore haematopus ostralegus norway oscarsborg oystercatcher
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  23. Oystercatcher in flight

    Oystercatcher in flight

    • Jay C
    • Media item
    • haematopus ostralegus in flight oystercatcher
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  24. Backlighting. Oystercatcher

    Backlighting. Oystercatcher

    • Digiscoper321
    • Media item
    • haematopus ostralegus oystercatcher west sweden
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  25. 89- Haematopus ostralegus Oystercatcher-12 février 2015.jpg

    89- Haematopus ostralegus Oystercatcher-12 février 2015.jpg

    Huîtrier pie - Haematopus ostralegus - Oystercatcher
    • nanus
    • Media item
    • france haematopus ostralegus huîtrier pie oystercatcher
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
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