Texas A Eurasian Oystercatcher flying on the island of Nólsoy, Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark. Credit: Ulrich Latzenhofer [1] Tjaldur (Haematopus ostralegus), the National bird of the Faroe Islands. They leave in September to Britain and return on 12 March - a National holiday. A Tjaldur is pictured here flying on the island of Nólsoy. More selected pictures Read more...