Oystercatchers lino cut with monoprin. There are some lovely stories about these birds. One in which Brigid (adopted by the Christian church as St Bridget or St Bride, but to the Gaels is an emblem of St. Bride) carried one in each hand. Legend has her arriving on the shores of South Uist with an oystercatcher on each wrist. When she was becalmed at sea, oystercatchers flew to her boat and by the beating of their wings, filled the sails of the boat so that she could sail safely to land. In Gaelic, the Oystercacher is called the Guide of St Bride, as she was supposed to send the birds to guide sailors to safety. It also bears the form of a cross on its plumage and for Christian's this is important as it once covered Christ with sea-weed when his enemies pursued him. .

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