Joe, Son of the Rock's photos with the keyword: Oystercatcher

River Leven, Dumbarton

River Clyde, Dumbarton

Dumbarton Quay, River Leven, Dumbarton The Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) also known as the common pied oystercatcher, or palaearctic oystercatcher, or (in Europe) just oystercatcher, is a wader in the oystercatcher bird family Haematopodidae. It is the most widespread of the oystercatchers... Quoted from Wikipedia

Bed of River Clyde at Low Tide, Dumbarton The curlews... genus Numenius, are a group of nine species of birds, characterised by long, slender, downcurved bills and mottled brown plumage. Quoted from Wikipedia

River Leven, Dumbarton The oystercatcher is a large, stocky, black and white wading bird. It has 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. Quoted from the RSPB website .