Haematopus fuliginosus

Sooty Oystercatcher at Bawley Point, NSW

Haematopus fuliginosus at Bawley Point, NSW - suppressed
Request use of media

Identification history

Haematopus fuliginosus 11 Dec 2018 GLemann

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

User's notes

Sooty Oystercatcher nest with 1 egg.

3 comments

GLemann wrote:
   14 Dec 2018
Yes. Definitely SO. One parent was nearby when I came across it then the other appeared and shooed me away. No doubt - SO's. Egg is also much bigger then RCP but doesn't show in the photo.
GLemann wrote:
   17 Dec 2018
Returned on 16/12. Found scrape but egg and birds gone. V confident about the ID.
GLemann wrote:
   18 Dec 2018
Hi. I help with the nesting shorebird monitoring and am absolutely confident but I understand that it is impossible to moderate. No Pied Oystercatchers were there that day and it was sooties that chased me off. No worries.

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Sighting information

Species information

808,501 sightings of 21,977 species from 13,739 members
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.