It's breeding season on the NSW North Coast for one little shore bird

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It's breeding season for the Pied Oyster Catcher, one of the NSW North Coast's feathered treasures.

The Far North Coaster online magazine reports:

The Pied Oyster Catcher is one of five resident non-migratory shore birds, with an estimated remaining population of 250 individuals in NSW...
Beach users from Ballina south to Evans Head have been urged to take extra care during the Pied Oyster Catcher breeding season.
General Manager of the Department of Lands, Graham Harding, has announced that the bird’s breeding season of the has commenced and urged drivers to take care on the beaches south of Ballina.
Mr Harding said the Pied Oyster Catcher breeding season extends from July though to December.
“I urge people driving on the beaches between South Ballina and Evans Head to adhere to the maximum legal speed limit, which is 30km per hour,” he said.
“There is signage on display at each beach entry point to advise this limit.
“The 30km per hour speed limit is part of the strategy adopted by the Department of Lands to help protect the Pied Oyster Catcher especially during their breeding season.