Hello. I have almost one day to spend around Zurich, or rent a car and go to Lac Neuchâtel. Should I do that? It'll be a Monday and the visitor centre at BirdLife-Naturzentrum La Sauge will be closed it seems. But from what I can see, there's the Fanel to explore, right? That area seems to have the most bird species reported on eBird. I'm happy to see any bird actually as I've never before birded in Europe. Anyway, any advice is much appreciated. Thank you!
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Advice appreciated... stopping in Zurich for one day (1 Viewer)
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Frank van Drogen
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Neuchatel is pretty far out ... depending on what you hope seeing, there's much closer options!
Consider: BirdLife-Naturzentrum Neeracherried | BirdLife Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera or BirdLife-Naturzentrum Klingnauer Stausee | BirdLife Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
Consider: BirdLife-Naturzentrum Neeracherried | BirdLife Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera or BirdLife-Naturzentrum Klingnauer Stausee | BirdLife Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
Thanks Frank. From Birdlife website, I think they're closed on Mondays. Can I still walk through the park birding if they're closed?
Frank van Drogen
Not so important
I think so, it is just the visitors center that is closed. Even closer to Zurich, there's the Katzensee .... https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1458578 which is for sure easily reachable with public transport and accessible. No sure whether there are birds that interest you though.
Happy to see anything. Like I said, I've never birded in Europe before so any of the common birds will probably be a lifer for me (except those found in North America). I'll be taking photos too, so I'd love it if the place makes it good to take bird photos (for example, if they are not all at the top of the very high trees)
Frank van Drogen
Not so important
Ah, yeah didn't read your first post careful enough.
Honestly, wouldn't bother traveling too far then. Any of the eBird hotspots around Zurich should be fine. For sure, the various lake areas generally give better photo opportunities than the forests. There's also some places really close to the airport which would work (assuming you are flying). Public transport is pretty decent around Zurich, so you can get a lot of places easily: pick and choose
Honestly, wouldn't bother traveling too far then. Any of the eBird hotspots around Zurich should be fine. For sure, the various lake areas generally give better photo opportunities than the forests. There's also some places really close to the airport which would work (assuming you are flying). Public transport is pretty decent around Zurich, so you can get a lot of places easily: pick and choose
