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| Image Description: |
An Oystercatcher sitting on a nest amongst the grass |
| Image notes: |
Shalder nests are not limited to stony places. |
| Species in Image: |
Oystercatcher |
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| Old Haa Image Reference Number: |
btc00692 |
| General details: |
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| Common Name |
Oystercatcher |
| Latin Name |
Haematopus ostralegus |
| Shetland Name |
Shalder |
| Latin Group Name |
Charadriiformes |
| Latin Family Name |
Haematopodidae |
| Common Family Name |
Oystercatcher |
| Description |
Common breeding bird, most migrate south for the winter. In 1984, a census gave the local population as between 800 and 1000 pairs. Breeding birds are back near their territory in Feb/March. |
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