Species List : Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Migrant breeder and passage migrant. Usually around six pairs breed on the north and the south shores as well as in Varvsbukten. Highest day-count during migration is 55 birds migrating NE on 12 May 1978. Eurasian Oystercatchers have been seen from May to September. They probably migrate past Gotska Sandön also in April in fair numbers.
First record:
- June 1867 (Holtz 1868)