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02-06-2010, 06:52 PM
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| | | Oystercatcher
Saw this oystercatcher sitting the other day, usually you cant anywhere near them, she didnt seem to mind me, but I did have a 400mm lense on so I didnt have to get too close..I did upload it to WAB, even if it says external image, must have done something wrong..SORTED 
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02-06-2010, 10:03 PM
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great shot, well done!
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02-06-2010, 10:05 PM
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Evening Dox,
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02-06-2010, 10:28 PM
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Excellent shot. Black/white birds seem really difficult to me but you've got that a treat.
What camera equipment did you take it with?
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03-06-2010, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by nigel_b  Excellent shot. Black/white birds seem really difficult to me but you've got that a treat.
What camera equipment did you take it with? | Thanks for the comments, my camera is a Nikon D300, and the lense is a Nikon 300mm AFS, that picture could have had a 1.4TC on too, I will have to check
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03-06-2010, 04:45 PM
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Excellent picture, I've seen an Oystercatcher a few times over the last week. I'm not sure what it's doing a couple of miles from Scunthorpe (miles from the coast) but it seems happy enough. 'It' might in fact be a pair but I'm only seeing one at a time. |
03-06-2010, 07:12 PM
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A lot of oystercatchers come inland to breed, not just a few miles..sounds like there will be a nest there somewhere..
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03-06-2010, 09:47 PM
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Hi Doxy,
nice shot, I thought she was sitting on a nest. |
03-06-2010, 09:59 PM
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That's a great photo! Quote:
Originally Posted by DOXHOPE A lot of oystercatchers come inland to breed, not just a few miles..sounds like there will be a nest there somewhere.. | I holidayed in Northumberland in 2006 and was surprised to see them at Chester's Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall. That's about 27 miles from the nearest coast.
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Originally Posted by pressld2 That's a great photo!
I holidayed in Northumberland in 2006 and was surprised to see them at Chester's Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall. That's about 27 miles from the nearest coast.
Dave P. | I never realised they camp so far inland, this one I've been seeing must be at least 20 miles from the coast. It can't be nesting too far away from the wheatears. | | |
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