Oystercatchers are very different to hoodies. They are much larger birds for a start and so often actively defend nests and are in general much more obvious than hoodies around nests.

Oystercatchers are very different to hoodies. They are much larger birds for a start and so often actively defend nests and are in general much more obvious than hoodies around nests.




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Pied Oystercatchers will employ tactics like leading, and they certainly don’t want you to know where their nest is, but they are less wary around nests than hoodies. See the video (right).

Pied Oystercatchers often breed on island beaches or estuarine sand spits around river mouths however as with all birds, they can nest in some unusual places!


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Recently hatched Pied Oystercatcher chicks (<1 week old) Older Pied Oystercatcher chick (~4 weeks old). Photo: Chris Tzaros
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