oyster catcher


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Noun1.Oyster catcher - black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and billoyster catcher - black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.
limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird - any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
genus Haematopus, Haematopus - oystercatchers
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The pipe of the oyster catcher is a rarer sound these days
The mum-of-two was the first woman to win Masterchef: The Professionals and went on to be head chef at The Oyster Catcher in Rhosneigr, Anglesey.
The mum-oftwo won on the BBC show in 2010 and went on to be head chef at The Oyster Catcher in Rhosneigr in Anglesey.
The Oyster Catcher opened on the Leasowe estate in 1961 and the final pint was pulled at the pub - by then rebranded as Brambles - last autumn.
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The Oyster Catcher in Rhosneigr has installed eco-friendly pump technology to provide heating and hot water.
The first Bay Trail ride takes place on Sunday, September 26, starting at 10.30am at the Oyster Catcher pub.
Daniel Britain, 22, shot an oyster catcher and a seagull as he enjoyed a barbecue with pals in wealthy Bieldside, Aberdeen.
Mr Souter, from Dundee, admitted killing the oyster catcher but said it was severely injured and he'd put it out of its misery.
One onlooker at the Oyster Catcher pub in Penarth, south Wales, said: "We could hear everything.
Aidan O'Brien's Fairyhouse Listed winner Oyster Catcher and Show Me The Money, winner of the Cornwallis Stakes last season, complete the line-up.
Clock-watchers had only just digested that incredible news when Oyster Catcher recorded an unbelievable time of 1min 6.3sec in the Belgrave Stakes half an hour later.