Birds: Tobie or not tobie?

Summer. Time to hit the beach! Hopefully you’ve also had time to hit the gym… Once you’re done laying out the towels and pitching the gazebo, and you finally lie down for your much-deserved break, your rest will be disturbed by a piping call.

You’ll prop yourself up on your elbows and swivel your head in search of the shrill sound.

It’s then that you’ll notice a squat black bird with a bright red bill. The oystercatcher.