Magellanic oyster catcher (Haematopus leucopodus) and Sea Lion Lodge, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South America

Oystercatcher at nest (Haematopus ostralegus). UK

Oystercatcher at nest (Haematopus ostralegus). UK

Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) feeding. Northumberland, UK

Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) a black and white wading bird with long orange beak (bill) standing on rock on Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides and Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus galapagensis) feeding chick along the shoreline on Bartolome Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Adult Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus) in full breeding plumage at Isfjardardjup, Northwestern Iceland

An adult American oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) exposed urchins on the low tide along the shoreline on Bartolome Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Oystercatchers roosting at high tide at Hest Bank, Morecambe Bay, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) walking on seaweed while looking for food. Oban Bay, Argyll, Scotland, UK

An adult American oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) hunting for Sally lightfoot (Grapsus grapsus) crabs, Bartolome Island, Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Oystercatchers roosting at high tide at Hest Bank, Morecambe Bay, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Flock of oystercatcher and greenshank, St. Ishmaels, Cardigan Bay (rr)

An adult American oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) hunting for Sally lightfoot (Grapsus grapsus) crabs, Bartolome Island, Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

An adult American oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) hunting for Sally lightfoot (Grapsus grapsus) crabs, Bartolome Island, Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

An adult American oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) hunting for Sally lightfoot (Grapsus grapsus) crabs, Bartolome Island, Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Oystercatchers roosting at high tide at Hest Bank, Morecambe Bay, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus galapagensis) chick along the shoreline on Bartolome Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

An adult American oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) hunting for Sally lightfoot (Grapsus grapsus) crabs, Bartolome Island, Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Adult Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus) in full breeding plumage at Isfjardardjup, Northwestern Iceland

Adult American oystercatcher (Haematopus paaliatus) along the shoreline on Isla Catalina in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico.