African Bird Club

Eurasian Oystercatcher - 2nd calendar year

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Las Galletas (Arona), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» September, 2019

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Haematopus ostralegus - Eurasian Oystercatcher

Bird Species (French)

»Huîtrier-pie

Bird Family

»Haematopodidae - Oystercatchers

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» This species is seen almost annually in the Canary Islands during both migration periods (with more observations in the autumn), but in low numbers. Sometimes birds spend the winter in the archipelago. The majority of the records are from the eastern and central islands (Lanzarote and its islets, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and Tenerife). The age of the bird shown in the images was confirmed by Tony Prater, expert in shorebirds.