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　　oystercatchers

　　常见释义：

　　n.

　　（美）蛎鹬

　　In the Wash

　　oystercatchers

　　are innocent victims of the collapse of the estuarys cockle fishery.

　　Some of those species on the upland and salt marsh areas are Canada Geese, Yellow, Common Yellowthroat and Redstart warblers, Osprey , Oystercatchers, Willets, and Tree Sparrow.

　　In winter it is given over to turnstones, purple sandpiper,

　　oystercatchers

　　and other shellfish-eating birds.

　　The visits to the beach became an almost daily occurrence, as Roberts searched for aurochs,

　　oystercatchers

　　, or crane.

　　Oystercatchers may wedge the shells into a crevice and chip away at the lip.

　　Instead of the usual scapegoating of

　　oystercatchers

　　, local fishermen recognise that their fortunes are closely tied to those of the birds.