European Oystercatcher
European OystercatcherEuropean OystercatcherEuropean OystercatcherEuropean Oystercatcher

European Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Fertő-Hanság National Park
1 Verified records at Fertő-Hanság National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Eurasian oystercatcher or European oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), also known as the common pied oystercatcher, or (in Europe) just oystercatcher, is a wader in the oystercatcher bird family Haematopodidae. It has striking black and white plumage, a long straight orange-red bill, red eyes and relatively short dull pink legs. The sexes are similar in appearance but the bill of the female is longer than that of the male. It is the most widespread of the oystercatchers, with four subspecies breeding in western Europe, central Eurosiberia, Kamchatka, China, and the western coast of Korea. No other oystercatcher occurs within this area. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park

Northern Lapwing
NT

Northern Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus vanellus

70–80% · Very likely
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

70–80% · Very likely
Black-winged Stilt
LC

Black-winged Stilt

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Himantopus himantopus

50–60% · Likely
Eurasian Curlew
NT

Eurasian Curlew

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius arquata

50–60% · Likely
Ruff
LC

Ruff

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris pugnax

50–60% · Likely
Common Redshank
LC

Common Redshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa totanus

50–60% · Likely
Pied Avocet
LC

Pied Avocet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Recurvirostra avosetta

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-legged Gull
LC Endemic

Yellow-legged Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus michahellis

40–50% · Likely
Wood Sandpiper
LC

Wood Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa glareola

30–40% · Possible
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

30–40% · Possible
Spotted Redshank
LC

Spotted Redshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa erythropus

30–40% · Possible
Common Greenshank
LC

Common Greenshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa nebularia

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of European Oystercatcher at Fertő-Hanság National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
50–60%
2 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
50–60%
3 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
50–60%
4 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
30–40%
5 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
20–30%
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
8 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
9 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
10 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
11 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
12 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
13 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
14 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
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