where i live we see thousandds of Oystercatchers with their distinctive red beaks, however recently there have been a number of oystercatchers with white beaks, is this normal are they Oystercatchers or are they a different breed?
It is a puzzle. can't think of anything like that with a white beak. Are you sure the beaks are not just very light orange? Pied stilts and avocets have dark beaks so it is not one of those either.