Where has the Eurasian Oystercatcher been recorded?

Haematopus ostralegus occurrence evidence comes from 1,651,944 records in 49 countries and territories, from 1745 to 2026. Most records come from Netherlands.

• 1,651,944 records
• 49 places
• 141 years recorded
• Aves class

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When it is recorded

Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Eurasian Oystercatcher has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Eurasian Oystercatcher. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

Showing the top 40 of 49 places.

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Blackish Oystercatcher

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