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Oystercatcher
Michaela Strachan presents the oystercatcher.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about the British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Michaela Strachen presents the oystercatcher. These black and white waders used to be called sea-pies because of their pied plumage, which contrasts sharply with their pink legs and long red bill. Oystercatchers don't often eat oysters. Instead they use their powerful bill to break into mussels on rocks or probe for cockles in the mud of estuaries.
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Thu 17 Aug 2023
05:58
BBC Radio 4
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Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Image courtesy of RSPB (rspb-images.com)
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- Thu 8 Aug 2013 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 10 Jul 2014 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 18 Feb 2016 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 3 Oct 2018 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 26 Aug 2019 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 18 Feb 2022 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 17 Aug 2023 05:58BBC Radio 4
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Tweet of the Day
Discover birds through their songs and calls. 265 programmes of 90 seconds, over a year