Eurasian Oystercatcher

Eurasian Oystercatcher flying low over the water.
Eurasian Oystercatcher, Álftanes, Bessastaðatjörn, Iceland, June 20, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 640; f/10; 1/1000 sec.

This page is for the Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus).

Eurasian Oystercatcher standing on the seaweed-covered shore.
Eurasian Oystercatcher, Álftanes, Bessastaðatjörn, Iceland, June 20, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1250; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Eurasian Oystercatcher standing on the seaweed-covered shore.
Eurasian Oystercatcher, Álftanes, Bessastaðatjörn, Iceland, June 20, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1000; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Eurasian Oystercatcher standing on the seaweed-covered shore.
Eurasian Oystercatcher, Álftanes, Bessastaðatjörn, Iceland, June 20, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1600; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Two Eurasian Oystercatchers standing on the seaweed-covered shore.
Eurasian Oystercatcher, Álftanes, Bessastaðatjörn, Iceland, June 20, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1250; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Eurasian Oystercatcher flying nearby.
Eurasian Oystercatcher, Hofgarðar, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 500; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Eurasian Oystercatcher flying overhead.
Eurasian Oystercatcher, Nesvegur, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1600; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Eurasian Oystercatcher sitting in the back of about a dozen Common Eiders. A King Eider is in the very front.
Eurasian Oystercatcher, Hellissandur, Iceland, June 22, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 500; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Eurasian Oystercatcher sitting on the top of a rocky shore.
Eurasian Oystercatcher, Flatey Island, Iceland, June 23, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 2500; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Eurasian Oystercatcher flying over the shore.
Eurasian Oystercatcher, Patreksfjörður-Skápadalur, Iceland, June 24, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 800; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Eurasian Oystercatcher flying over the shore and about to land.
Eurasian Oystercatcher, Patreksfjörður-Skápadalur, Iceland, June 24, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 800; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Eurasian Oystercatcher standing on the beach near the grass.
Eurasian Oystercatcher, Kópasker, Iceland June 26, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1250; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Eurasian Oystercatcher standing on the less rocky area with plants.
Eurasian Oystercatcher, Tjörnes-Húsvík, Iceland June 26, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1600; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Eurasian Oystercatcher flying nearby.
Eurasian Oystercatcher, Kollafjörður, Iceland June 28, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 200; f/10; 1/1000 sec.