There is a reason the RSPB have this species as their logo bird.
"The Avocet is a distinctively-patterned black and white wader with a long up-curved beak. Avocets are protected by the Schedule 1, which makes it an offence to disturb them. It's also the emblem of the RSPB, and you'll see it in our logo. It symbolises the bird protection movement in the UK more than any other species. Its return in the 1940s and subsequent increase in numbers represents one of the most successful conservation and protection projects." This beautiful bird was given a lifeline during the Second World War when it was able to recolonise the beaches of East Anglia which were closed and flooded as a defence against invasion.
They can be very aggressive when another Avocet gets too close to their nest.
Also known as Pied Avocet.
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