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  1. aythya_hybrid

    Alpine birding Zermatt, Switzerland, 30 July - 2nd August

    Thanks John. I should say that you can still buy a railway pass in Switzerland, but I wasn't there for long enough for it to make sense financially.
  2. aythya_hybrid

    Alpine birding Zermatt, Switzerland, 30 July - 2nd August

    No problem. I should add that I suspect part of the problem here may be a question of where to draw the line. I spent a bit of time looking at the sparrows and it seemed to be that maybe 50% looked intermediate between House and Italian (e.g. trace of white eyebrows and dark crown but with some...
  3. aythya_hybrid

    Alpine birding Zermatt, Switzerland, 30 July - 2nd August

    Hi Richard. Attached I've got a photo of a hybrid and a photo of one apparent Italian Sparrow. If you check sightings on ebird for the Zermatt area there are quite a lot of Italian Sparrow sightings, plus it features in several other trip reports I've read. best, Jonathan
  4. aythya_hybrid

    Alpine birding Zermatt, Switzerland, 30 July - 2nd August

    Pics from hike on 1st: Rock Thrush, Rock Bunting, Willow Tit, Nutcracker, view of the Matterhorn
  5. aythya_hybrid

    Alpine birding Zermatt, Switzerland, 30 July - 2nd August

    Pics from Gornergrat hike on 31st: view from the Gornergrat viewing platform, Snow Finch, Alpine Chough, Golden Eagle.
  6. aythya_hybrid

    Alpine birding Zermatt, Switzerland, 30 July - 2nd August

    Alpine birding in Zermatt, Switzerland, 30 July - 2nd August Dear all. I thought I'd post a report of my recent visit to Zermatt in the Swiss Alps in case it is of use to others. So basically as part of my ongoing attempt at whittling down the list of "regular European species I haven't seen...
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