Eurasian Oystercatcher

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Eurasian Oystercatcher	Home Bird Orders
	Pilot Bird	Alternate name
	Haematopus ostralegus	Scientific name
	Charadriiformes	Order
	Haematopodidae	Family
	40-45cm	Length
	Coastal, estuaries, gravel pits and heathland.	Habitat
	Usually 3 eggs incubated by both parents for 24-27 days.	Clutch
	Shellfish, crabs, lugworm. Inland mainly worms.	Food Diet
	Noisy bird that flocks when not breeding.	Habits
	3073	World Number
	Least Concern	Status

Photo by Lawrie Phipps © all rights reserved May 06	Photo Feb 08 by Steve Plume © all rights reserved
Photo by Keith Murdock
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	Embedded sound Eurasian Oystercatcher alarm calls (Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus) Stuart Fisher XC24892 09-08-2006, U K	Eurasian Oystercatcher call (Haematopus ostralegus) Niels Krabbe XC25648 14-05-1982, Denmark
	Eurasian Oystercatcher Call (Haematopus ostralegus) Patrik Åberg XC27054 13-05-2007, Sweden	Eurasian Oystercatcher calls (Haematopus ostralegus) Niels Krabbe XC25069 27-06-1982, Finland
	Eurasian Oystercatcher song (Haematopus ostralegus) Niels Krabbe XC25075 27-06-1982, Finland	Eurasian Oystercatcher scold (Haematopus ostralegus) Niels Krabbe XC25062 27-06-1982, Finland

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