Twos' company as they say......
Three's a crowd (note the something's going to kick off menace here!)
And in Oystercatcher terms FOUR means all out war!
At least it was between the two males! Those bills make pretty menacing duelling swords! Some red stains becoming evident.....
Touche! (twice)
Feathers were certainly flying.....
This was no short term scuffle, it went on for hours!
No signs of the water cooling them down either!
I presume one of the pairs cked down and moved off elsewhere overnight (peace and tranquillity did return the following day!