Eurasian oystercatcher, (Haematopus ostralegus), at roosting site in lagoon, Snettisham RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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. Snettisham RSPB reserve is a nature reserve in the care of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, situated near Snettisham in the county of Norfolk, England, north of King's Lynn, and close to Sandringham. It faces The Wash, a large estuary. In autumn and winter, the big tides of the Wash pushes up hundreds of thousands of wading birds onto the Norfolk coast. The nature reserve's bird lagoons provide a safe habitat for them.
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Location: Snettisham RSPB Reseve, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Dominic Robinson / Alamy / Afripics
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