Those of you who go to Southwold know that I love a drop of the seasonal Adnams beer named Oyster Catcher. I also love watching and listening to the birds who live near and fly over our house at all times of the day and night (yes I know I'm still a geek!). Because they feed at low tide, their 'day' is not dependent on daylight, but by low tide times. I often hear the shrill calls as they fly over the spit of land on which we live as I fall asleep (Bernie is of course completely deaf to this - poor thing!).
Many Oyster Catchers are the typical black and white species you get in the UK, most however, are Variable Oyster Catchers of the South Island and their plumage is mostly (or entirely) black:
And they look quite cool (if you're a geek like me!):
And they have bright red beaks and eyes:
They're quite sociable too!
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