» "Oystercatchers"'s also a novel by Susan Fletcher. The oystercatchers are a group of waders; they form the family Haematopodidae, which has a single genus, Haematopus. They're found on coasts worldwide apart from the polar regions and some tropical regions of Africa and South East Asia. The exception to this's the Eurasian Oystercatcher and the South Island Oystercatcher, both of which breed inland, far inland in some cases. In the past there's been a great deal of confusion as to the species… (More on Oystercatcher)