Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
Linnaeus, 1758
Near Threatened
A
British & Irish Rarity Status: Common
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Eurasian Oystercatcher - Norfolk © Dean Eades
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Eurasian Oystercatcher - Ireland © Richard Mills
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Eurasian Oystercatcher - Highland © Steve Round
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Eurasian Oystercatcher - Lancashire © Sue Tranter
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Eurasian Oystercatcher - Fife © John Anderson
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Eurasian Oystercatcher - Britain © Trevor Gunby
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