Oystercatcher spotted trying to catch a nap on the beach edge
Good Friday indeed. The Oystercatchers have taken a break since Xmas because the beach has been so busy. Today I saw one resting on the...
Central station for Shorebirds in the Yellow Sea!
Our migratory shorebirds are about to depart for their breeding grounds in Northern Europe and around the Arctic Circle. A brief video...
Oystercatcher Diary - 2015 Day 2.11 Last
I delayed sending the note out for this day. A fox had taken the eggs again on the evening of the 31st. It was too hard to write having...
Oystercatcher diary - 2015 Day 2.10
Went looking for the spare pair of Oystercatchers at high tide, but there were two Lapwings sitting there today. May be a ploy or a...
Oystercatcher diary - 2015 Day 2.9
At the end of last night's posting I stepped out to enjoy the moon rise. Turned out to be anything but enjoyable. The Oyks were making a...
Oystercatcher Diary - 2015 Day 2.8
Was keeping an eye on the tides this morning as we are into our monthly big tide cycle. Had the birds picked the same spot as they nested...
Oystercatcher Diary - 2015 Day 2.7
For today's note I'd like to sing a song to the tune of an old Herman's Hermit song called "No Milk Today". Here goes, and for those of...
Oystercatcher Diary - 2015 Day 2.6
Just had to include the following which came from Geetha. It made me laugh as we are finding that hairdressers think we are nuts, so our...
Oystercatcher Diary Day 2015 2.5
Yesterday saw 15 yabby pumpers, 24 kayakers, 86 walkers and 1 off leash dog. Included was the two groups I talked about that jumped...
Oystercatcher Diary - Day 2015 2.4
Our birds had a nervous start as we had quite a few yabby pumpers so our one nervous parent was on and off nest quite a bit. I really...
