Oystercatchers identified as being in their 40s (1 Viewer)

[JTweedie]

Two Oystercatchers observed on mudflats in eastern England have been identified as being in their 40s, having been ringed back in the 1980s.

Norfolk bird surveyors find Britain’s oldest known oystercatchers

Birds in their 40s wintering on mudflats and coastal wetlands of the Wash received leg rings in early 1980s

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[Harry Stottle]

The secret of a long life is out! You have to live in windswept place and eat ragworms and snails - yum yum.

 

[Jinac]

Impressive !

 

[JTweedie]

And they've probably never seen an oyster in their lives.