Eurasian Oystercatcher

Description:

They are obvious and noisy plover-like birds, with black and white plumage, red legs and strong broad red bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs such as mussels or for finding earthworms. Despite its name, oysters do not form a large part of its diet. The bird still lives up to its name, as few if any other wading birds are capable of opening oysters at all.

Habitat:

Near big river

Notes:

Oystercatcher is the national bird of the Faroe Islands, where it is called tjaldur.