torea the pied oystercatcher rest at the lawn near the coast.

south island pied oystercatcher sipo abundant zealand population moving inland riverbeds farmland breed fly leave lawn haematopus finschi torea away cage care freedom feather wild gather oystercatchers migrate beaches estuaries rivers return feeding grounds north large flocks sand spits river mouth longirostris species wading bird native australia commonly found coastline torea oystercatcher birds zealand breeding season congregate coasts winter proportion northern part sandy shores intertidal mud flats harbours manukau kaipara high tide rest together variable oystercatcher