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Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus, C 1758

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Sean Morris 2021-07-22 Kinloch, Isle of Rum, Scotland, Highland (United Kingdom) (10 m) adult, call, sex uncertain -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 664401
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Lee Alder 2024-05-15 Arne RSPB Nature Reserve (near Arne), Dorset, England, Dorset (United Kingdom) (20 m) call, wind, aircraft noise - [also] [sono] 912190
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Ricardo Hevia 2021-08-11 Ortegal (near Cariño), A Coruña, Galicia, Cariño (Spain) (20 m) nocturnal flight call -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 667688
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus YvesDS 2024-07-05 Bredene, West Flanders (Belgium) (0 m) nocturnal flight call - [sono] 918886
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Sonothèque ADVL 2022-05-11 Carolles, Manche, Normandie, Manche (France) (60 m) nocturnal flight call -

Sonothèque des oiseaux de Carolles et de la baie du Mont-Saint-Michel. Association de Défense de la Vallée du Lude et des sites environnants. Enregistrement Corentin Rivière.

 730496
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Dean McDonnell 2022-05-02 Ballygassan, Louth, County Louth, Louth (Ireland) (0 m) call -

*Parabolic microphone recording *Rocky coastline, flock of birds observed

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 723754
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Paulo Narciso 2025-10-11 , Vila Real de Santo António (Portugal)   -   656531686
macaulaylibrary.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Patrik Åberg 24-04-2009 Segerstads fyr, Öland, Öland (Sweden) (? m) call (A) -   42569
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Siméon Béasse 2019-08-16 Ombrée d'Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (France) (70 m) uncertain - [sono] 634233
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Marc Anderson 2014-06-23 Maldon District (near Tolleshunt D'Arcy), Essex, England, Essex (United Kingdom) (10 m) call, flight call -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 183445
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Paul Kelly 2024-04-28 Tacumshin Lake (East End), County Wexford, Wexford (Ireland) (0 m) call, song -

Assumed male and responding female.

 898941
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Irish Wildlife Sounds 2022-03-27 Barleycove, County Cork, Cork (Ireland) (0 m) nocturnal flight call -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 723073
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Susanne Kuijpers 2023-05-06 Berkel en Rodenrijs, Lansingerland, Zuid-Holland, Berkel en Rodenrijs (former) (Netherlands) (0 m) flight call - [also] [sono] 798713
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Irish Wildlife Sounds 2021-08-02 Tory Island, County Donegal, County Donegal, Donegal (Ireland) (10 m) nocturnal flight call -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 687427
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Alain Beuget 2024-03-31 la Ville Allio Plourhan, Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne, Côtes-d'Armor (France) (80 m) nocturnal flight call - [sono] 892339
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Timo S. 2014-08-01 Sept Îles, Cotes-d'Armor, Bretagne, Côtes-d'Armor (France) (20 m) call, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 298598
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Olivier Grimm 2018-07-04 Helsinki, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Uusimaa (former) (Finland) (20 m) adult, sex uncertain, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 561038
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Eetu Paljakka 2017-04-07 Haeska, Matsalu National Park, Estonia, Lääne (Estonia) (0 m) display flight -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 366285
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Andrew Harrop 2026-04-29 Shetland Islands, Scotland, Mainland (United Kingdom) (70 m) alarm call, flight call -

Alarm calls from bird mobbing a Raven.

 1103969
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Alan Dalton 2018-07-18 Hällögern; Västerbotten, Västerbotten (former) (Sweden) (0 m) call -

Calling bird on breeding site

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 426048
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Jorge Leitão 2022-08-03 Litoral de Moledo, Caminha, Viana do Castelo, Caminha (Portugal) (10 m) call -

Sea sound

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 741478
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Uriel Levy 2024-06-23 , Finnmark (former county) (Norway)   -   621058458
macaulaylibrary.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Thijs Calu 2025-05-08 Otegem, West Flanders (Belgium) (30 m) flight call, nocturnal flight call - [sono] 997115
xeno-canto.org
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Joost van Bruggen 2020-05-07 Ida Gerhard, Gelderland (Netherlands) (10 m) flight call -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 561758
xeno-canto.org
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