British Population Size:
Summer:
Winter:
First Record:
Conservation Status: AMBER
because
Localised Non-breeding Population,
Important Breeding Population
Important Non-breeding Population
Previous Assessments: 2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
Races of Concern: AMBER (Important Population)
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Also common in:
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
Migration routes: ringing recoveries
and summary map from Time to Fly (in pop-up windows)
European Population Size:
Summer:
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: WBD(II*), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
Egg Weight:
Number of Nest Records:
Clutch Size:
2.70 ± 0.69 (1 - 5) N = 3547
Incubation:
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
as:
First Clutches Laid:
Number of Broods:
See trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed: Annual Totals
Adult Survival:
Juvenile Survival:
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
Maximum Recorded Age:
Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
Biometrics
Ring Size:
Wing Length
Adult:
262.7 ± 7.5
Range
225.0 - 291.0 mm, (N = 8270)
Juvenile:
257.5 ± 7.0
Range
225.0 - 282.0 mm, (N = 2022)
Male:
261.1 ± 6.4
Range
236.0 - 283.0 mm, (N = 146)
Female:
262.4 ± 7.8
Range
236.0 - 282.0 mm, (N = 177)
Weight
Adult:
536.8 ± 83.67
Range
320.0 - 748.0 g , (N =8253)
Juvenile:
479.6 ± 54.1
Range
335.0 - 665.0 . , (N =1995)
Male:
535.8 ± 51.10
Range
415.0 - 700.0 g , (N =147)
Female:
539.5 ± 56.89
Range
364.0 - 690.0 g , (N =175)
Seasonal:
Summer 512.2 ± 41.60 (N = 3303)
Autumn 529.0 ± 42.01 (N = 8094)
Winter 548.4 ± 53.81 (N = 9115)
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish: Strandskade
Dutch:
Finnish:
French:
German:
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish: Roilleach
Italian:
Norwegian:
Polish:
Portuguese:
Spanish: Ostrero
Swedish:
Local Names:
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Goss-Custard, J.D. 1996 The oystercatcher: from individuals to populations Oxford University Press, Oxford
[598.612 GOS]
Nethersole-Thompson, D. & M. 1986 Waders, their breeding, haunts and watchers Poyser, London
[598.6 NET]
Nethersole-Thompson, D. 1988 The Oystercatcher Shire Publications, Princes Risborough
[Jour: S]
See Also:
Find scientific papers on
Wikipedia entry
BirdLife species page
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
Order:
Charadriiformes
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