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  1. Brosnabirder

    Bank vole? Switzerland today.

    Thanks for the links. Really good. I had a look at the distribution of records on ornitho to see if that might help but there are very few records of any Apodemus species and none at all for Canton Nidwalden where I saw this animal. I've submitted it as Wood Mouse so we'll see if that's...
  2. Brosnabirder

    Bank vole? Switzerland today.

    Thanks for the reply. I looked it up on Wikipedia and it appears these are the possible mice species in Switzerland. Saw the animal in a suburban area beside a small stand of trees at around 450m asl in central Switzerland right on the edge of the Alps. Thanks again and all the best Tom House...
  3. Brosnabirder

    Bank vole? Switzerland today.

    Thanks for the reply. There seems to be a lot of rodents about this year. What I know about mice and voles could comfortably be written on a cigarette packet with room to spare. That tail thing is a good tip. Thanks.
  4. Brosnabirder

    Bank vole? Switzerland today.

    Hi everyone Is this a Bank Vole? Seen sleeping on a pavement today. Bit strange. Maybe it was unwell. Thanks in advance Tom
  5. Brosnabirder

    Rodent, Switzerland. 24th April.

    Thankfully, I`ve only got a balcony with some herbs and chillis to worry about but if voles ever learn to climb then I`d better watch out.....
  6. Brosnabirder

    Rodent, Switzerland. 24th April.

    Thank you all very much. The rodent population seems to be very high here this year alright. On a couple of night trips to find owls earlier in the year the forest was full of them. All the best Tom
  7. Brosnabirder

    Rodent, Switzerland. 24th April.

    Hi everybody Is this a Wood Mouse or perhaps some kind of vole? Seen in a forest in northern Switzerland on Saturday. Not a lot to go on I know. It was a little shy. Thanks in advance Tom
  8. Brosnabirder

    Ferruginous Duck x Tufted? Switzerland yesterday.

    Great, thanks Jörn. Much appreciated. Those hybrids certainly add another dimension to a day out. All the best Tom
  9. Brosnabirder

    Ferruginous Duck x Tufted? Switzerland yesterday.

    Hi everybody Is this a Tufted x Ferruginous Duck in the first four pictures? On a lake in central Switzerland yesterday with around 1500 Tufted and 1800 Pochard. I can see a reddish tinge to the crest and side of the breast, a dirty white undertail patch and what looks to me like not a lot of...
  10. Brosnabirder

    Hybrid Duck? Switzerland. Today.

    Thanks everyone. Just noticed that I forgot to reply. All the best Tom
  11. Brosnabirder

    Hybrid Duck? Switzerland. Today.

    No worries, thanks for replying anyway
  12. Brosnabirder

    Hybrid Duck? Switzerland. Today.

    Hi everybody. Another hybrid duck today. One parent certainly a Tufted but what about the other one? Pochard perhaps. I had a look in the Collins guide and in Jörn Lehmhus`s articles on hybrid ducks but I couldn`t see anything that matched. Maybe it`s not a hybrid at all but it certainly struck...
  13. Brosnabirder

    Dipper photos Ireland - food type?

    Caddis fly larvae I would say.
  14. Brosnabirder

    Yellow-legged or Caspian Gull? Central Switzerland. Today.

    Thanks Lou
  15. Brosnabirder

    Hybrid Duck. Central Switzerland. Today.

    Thank you Deb and Jörn. Much appreciated.
  16. Brosnabirder

    Yellow-legged or Caspian Gull? Central Switzerland. Today.

    Hi everyone. Can anyone tell me if this is a Yellow-legged or Caspian Gull? Leaning towards Yellow-legged myself. All the best Tom
  17. Brosnabirder

    Hybrid Duck. Central Switzerland. Today.

    Thank you both very much. Perhaps it's the same bird I saw nearby a year ago. https://www.birdforum.net/threads/hybrid-duck-or-eclipse-switzerland-today.375907/ All the best Tom ps Alexander, hairdressers are still open here so that duck has no excuse. 😀
  18. Brosnabirder

    Hybrid Duck. Central Switzerland. Today.

    Hello all. Can anybody help with the id of this hybrid duck? My thoughts are Tufted x Pochard or Tufted x Ferruginous. All the best Tom ps Apologies for the picture quality.
  19. Brosnabirder

    Oriental Turtle Dove Switzerland?

    Thank you both for the replies. ATB Tom
  20. Brosnabirder

    Oriental Turtle Dove Switzerland?

    https://www.ornitho.ch/index.php?m_id=54&mid=705449 Could this be a juvenile Oriental Turtle Dove? ps. Not my sighting
  21. Brosnabirder

    Swiss land

    Where did you see it Mike? Sorry but I can't help with the id. Just interested. Don't know if you remember but I think I met you at Gnappiried in Nidwalden a few years ago. Tom
  22. Brosnabirder

    White tailed Eagle live nest webcam. Ireland.

    A second chick hatched yesterday
  23. Brosnabirder

    Great spotted or Three toed Woodpecker? Central Switzerland, April 2020.

    Thanks for your help
  24. Brosnabirder

    White tailed Eagle live nest webcam. Ireland.

    Great stuff. Link below. https://youtu.be/SPSOIIEFIdU
  25. Brosnabirder

    Great spotted or Three toed Woodpecker? Central Switzerland, April 2020.

    Hi everybody, I was wondering if anyone can tell me if one of these birds in the YouTube link is a Great spotted or Three toed Woodpecker? There were two birds drumming just after dawn in a pine forest at 1,200 metres in central Switzerland. The possible Three toed was quite close and it...
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