Where Do Oystercatchers Nest?

Nest site is on ground, on marsh island or among dunes, usually well above high tide mark. Nest (apparently built by both sexes) is shallow scrape in sand, sometimes lined with pebbles, shells.

Where do Oystercatchers build their nests?

A pair of Oystercatchers can nest on the island of a former gravel pit and move up and down a river valley, to feed in wet grassland, pastures and arable fields, or hatch their chicks on the flat roof of a school and probe for worms on the playing fields.

Where do American oystercatchers live?

Habitat. American Oystercatchers are found only in intertidal areas and adjacent beaches, especially barrier islands with few or no predators.