Birds by Name – O
Oystercatcher
The Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, is a large, quite stocky, black and white wading bird with a long, orange-red bill and reddish-pink legs.
In flight, it shows a wide white wing-stripe, a black tail, and a white rump that extends as a ‘V’ between the wings.
The Oystercatcher eats cockles and mussels on the coast and worms inland.
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Haematopodidae
Genus: Haematopus
