How to Use oystercatcher in a Sentence
oystercatcher
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Sea thrift and marram grass fringe the dunes—while oystercatchers tiptoe along the tideline.
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Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Keep an eye out for New Zealand dotterels and variable oystercatchers, which nest in the dunes.
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Madeline Bilis,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Their bleating cry is as much the music of these green mountains as the shrill call of the oystercatchers, the Faroes' noisy national bird.
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Tim Ecott,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 May 2023
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On a recent day, a flock of some 30 were perched in the distance — scattering when a pair of squawking oystercatchers alerted them to visitors.
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ABC News,
30 May 2026
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Oystercatcher populations have rebounded In contrast to oystercatchers, other shorebirds have seen major declines.
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Troy Aidan Sambajon,
Christian Science Monitor,
6 May 2025
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While monarch butterflies this past winter doubled in Mexico over the previous year, the oystercatcher, a shorebird, has been recovering over a 15-year period because of focused efforts.
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Troy Aidan Sambajon,
Christian Science Monitor,
6 May 2025
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