Eurasian oystercatcher
common pied oystercatcher
palaearctic oystercatcher
haematopus ostralegus latin

The Eurasian Oystercatcher uses its sharp bill to open the shells of oysters and mussels.

This species is not to be confused with the Eurasian oystercatcher (a.k.a. "common pied oystercatcher").

The name Kjell derives from the early-20th century version of the Norwegian word tjeld, meaning the Eurasian Oystercatcher.

Nearly all species of oystercatcher are monogamous, although there are reports of polygamy in the Eurasian Oystercatcher.

Inside the nature reserve, there are also birds like Northern Lapwing, Common Redshank, and Eurasian Oystercatcher.

Birds such as the Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) have specially adapted beaks which can pry open their shells.

The bird species Black-tailed Godwit, Northern Lapwing, and Eurasian Oystercatcher can all be found in the area.

Eurasian Oystercatcher have already bred and it is hoped that Northern Lapwing and Common Redshank will too.

At Vendelsöarna, birds such as Redshank, Eurasian Oystercatcher, and Ringed Plover are breeding.

The exception to this is the Eurasian Oystercatcher and the South Island Oystercatcher, both of which breed inland, far inland in some cases.

Along the fjords Red-breasted Merganser can be seen all year round while the call of the Eurasian Oystercatcher can only be heard from spring through early autumn.

For a long time, Norderoog was the Eurasian Oystercatcher's (Haematopus ostralegus) most densely populated breeding colony in the German Bight, but recently the population has dropped.

At low tide the mudflats there are visited by large numbers of birds, including Dunlin, Eurasian Curlew, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Common Redshank and Whimbrel.

Nationally important wader species include Eurasian oystercatcher, Eurasian golden plover, grey plover, lapwing, red knot, dunlin, Eurasian curlew, common redshank and greenshank.

The abundance of invertebrates means it is popular with many bird species such as Dunlin, Grey Plover, Common Redshank, Eurasian Oystercatcher and Eurasian Curlew.

The character birds along the coast, common in all areas including the fjords, are sea gulls, Eurasian Oystercatcher and Arctic Terns, and the Grey Heron has also become common.

Two ships of the Royal Norwegian Navy have borne the name HNoMS Tjeld or Kjell (archaic spelling), after the Eurasian Oystercatcher:

Birds seen at the site include Little Owl, Little Grebe, Great Northern Diver, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Common Tern and breeding Common Redshank.

The Eurasian Oystercatcher and the Barnacle Goose both nest on the Edsviken, which also has a wide variety of fish species, including: perch, bream, pike, ruffe, zander and the occasional herring.

The Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) also known as the Common Pied Oystercatcher, or (in Europe) just Oystercatcher, is a wader in the oystercatcher bird family Haematopodidae.

Among the species which can be found in the area are: Eurasian Oystercatcher, Common Redshank, Dunlin, Sanderling, Ruddy Turnstone, Northern Lapwing, Bar-tailed Godwit and Eurasian Curlew.

The Common Tern, Arctic Tern, Common Eider, Common Shelduck, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Common Redshank, and occasionally the Short-eared Owl also breed on the island.

The site also regularly supports nationally important numbers of Common Shelduck, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Purple Sandpiper, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit, Eurasian Curlew and Ruddy Turnstone.

Predators of Ensis directus other than humans include birds, such as the ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis) in North America and the Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) in Europe, and the nemertean worm Cerebratulus lacteus[1].

Hockey (1982) showed that the Canary Islands Oystercatcher was a full species distinct from the African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini, of which it was formerly considered a subspecies; these two were occasionally lumped as subspecies of the Eurasian Oystercatcher.

The call is a distinctive loud piping, very similar to Common Pied Oystercatcher.

This species is not to be confused with the Eurasian oystercatcher (a.k.a. "common pied oystercatcher").

John Goss-Custard, who first tested the optimal diet model against behavior in the field, using redshank, and then proceeded to an extensive study of foraging in the Common Pied Oystercatcher.

The Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) also known as the Common Pied Oystercatcher, or (in Europe) just Oystercatcher, is a wader in the oystercatcher bird family Haematopodidae.

The oystercatcher haematopus ostralegus with its striking black and white plumage will also be making its journey south to winter grounds.

ARKive - images and movies of the oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

The name of the island is probably derived from 'tjald' which means "tent" or 'tjaldr' which means "oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)".

Birds such as the Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) have specially adapted beaks which can pry open their shells.

Beds of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) are food for Eurasian Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus).

Also, grus vipio, platalea minor, ciconia boyciana, falco tinnunculus interstinctus, microsarcops cinereus, haematopus ostralegus osculans and such visits here regularly.

OYSTERCATCHER Haematopus ostralegus (Haematopodidae).

For a long time, Norderoog was the Eurasian Oystercatcher's (Haematopus ostralegus) most densely populated breeding colony in the German Bight, but recently the population has dropped.

The Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) also known as the Common Pied Oystercatcher, or (in Europe) just Oystercatcher, is a wader in the oystercatcher bird family Haematopodidae.

Predators of Ensis directus other than humans include birds, such as the ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis) in North America and the Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) in Europe, and the nemertean worm Cerebratulus lacteus[1].