{"id":578136,"date":"2026-03-21T16:05:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T14:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/03\/578136\/a-rare-kulyk-soroka-listed-in-the-red-book-has-returned-from-africa-to-the-odesa-region\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T16:05:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T14:05:35","slug":"a-rare-kulyk-soroka-listed-in-the-red-book-has-returned-from-africa-to-the-odesa-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/03\/578136\/a-rare-kulyk-soroka-listed-in-the-red-book-has-returned-from-africa-to-the-odesa-region\/","title":{"rendered":"A rare kulyk-soroka listed in the Red Book has returned from Africa to the Odesa region"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the National Nature Park \u201cTuzlovski Limans\u201d in the Odesa region, the return of a rare Red Book bird \u2014 the oystercatcher \u2014 was recently recorded; the observation was reported by Doctor of Biological Sciences, head of the park’s research department Ivan Rusiev.<\/p>\n

According to the scientist, the coastal bird of the species Haematopus ostralegus<\/em> flew to the park from Africa. In the video he shared one can see a black-and-white oystercatcher with pink legs and a bright red beak, walking along the water’s edge and foraging in shallow water.<\/p>\n

Rusiev recalled that last year these birds had already visited \u201cTuzlovski Limans\u201d: then they arrived from Poland, spent some time on the Ukrainian coast, and later headed to Guinea-Bissau.<\/p>\n

The oystercatcher is a coastal species listed in the Red Book, so each of its appearances in southern Ukraine is recorded by park staff and ornithologists. Usually the birds choose areas with natural sandbars where it is easier to find food.<\/p>\n

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