Species Detail - Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "eBIRD Bird Records for Ireland".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Haematopus ostralegus
Oystercatcher
NBNSYS0000000026
RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Red List
haost
Linnaeus, 1758
Bird
Species
33691
403
103
13/08/1961
31/12/2024
1 January (recorded in 1980)
31 December (recorded in 1986)
eBIRD, eBIRD Bird Records for Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), accessed 19 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/435/Species/10033