The oystercatcher chicks, hatched smack dab in the middle of busy Mount Maunganui Main Beach in mid-January, are already fledglings. It's almost time to say goodbye to the family of four, who have become a familiar sight for beach-goers over the summer period.
Oystercatchers almost ready to leave the nest
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