A photo of a Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Eurasian Oystercatcher

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

The Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) also known as the common pied oystercatcher, or palaearctic oystercatcher, or (in Europe) just oystercatcher, is a wader in the oystercatcher bird family Haematopodidae. It is the most widespread of the oystercatchers, with three races breeding in western Europe, central Eurosiberia, Kamchatka, China, and the western coast of Korea. No other oystercatcher occurs within this area. The extinct Canary Islands oystercatcher (Haematopus meadewaldoi), formerly considered a distinct species, may have actually been an isolated subspecies or distinct population of the Eurasian oystercatcher.
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Sightings

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Alexander Rex
Thursday 23 Mar 2023 - 6:49pm
Germany
A photo of a Oystercatcher photographed in Sloe United Kingdom
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Amy Vanessa
Thursday 23 Mar 2023 - 4:12pm
United Kingdom
A map showing the sighting location
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Simon Wilkinson
Thursday 23 Mar 2023 - 2:12pm
United Kingdom
A map showing the sighting location
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ERIC BROWN
Thursday 23 Mar 2023 - 1:25pm
United Kingdom
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