Switzerland 2023 (1 Viewer)

[Mcnswiss2]

Well Done Mike,
Out with friends tomorrow and hope to see something of note.
Weather is quite poor..wet, overcast,and cold.
Several Wallcreepers reported at lower levels and Great Bitterns showing well at Klingnauerse.
Just get out there!

 

[pbjosh]

Bird of the day…White headed Long tailed tit (ssp caudatus).
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Expect a bad winter!

Forecast to be 32-38 for the next two months … not so many Long-tailed Tits about however 😎

In all seriousness my partner is grumbling quite a bit about the weather already. I have a more flexible schedule than she does (we moved here for her corporate job, I got out of the corporate world previously in life). So I have a tendency to take a month long layover in Brazil on the way to Argentina for the holidays and I think she is a bit less happy with the weather she’s been left to this year 😢 But we’ll see each other soon enough in Buenos Aires she just has a couple more weeks to hold out.

 

[Mcnswiss2]

My first trip out since returning from Mallorca…6C this morning with forcast of rain and gusty winds.
Decided to go locally to Nuglar and Augst.
However the weather was not so bad…even blue skies and temperatures up to 10C.
Great to see the Eagle owl surviving the bad weather and the Wallcreeper showed well fliting from wall to wall, at Nuglar.
At least 4 Kingfishers seen at Augst, despite the highwater levels due to the recent rainfall.
Some 35 Species seen or heard.
Its worth getting out there!

 

[Mcnswiss2]

Quiet over last few wet and cold days. Recent reports included:

• Common Diver at Zurich region
• Stone Curlew at Bern region
• Moustached Warbler at Vaud Region
• Golden Plover and Citrine Wagail at Krummi

weather looks better tomorrow…get out there!

 

[Mcnswiss2]

My bird of the day was the Redwing. Another announcer of Winter.
Many reports today of their Sightings, including by myself at Klingnauerse.
Water levels were high,however levels at Klingnauersee had been carefully controlled. No rain today..phew!
Some 50 species seen or heard including Great White Egret, Little Egret, Dipper,Kingfishers, Flocks of Siskins, Hawfinch and Reed buntings.
Failed to see Great Bittern, but two were reported earlier in the day.
Elsewhere, Pomarine Jaeger and Pied Avocets reported at Lake Geneva and Lake Constance resp.
Looking forward to tomorrows reports….Get out there!

 

[Mcnswiss2]

Interetsing find in Domat Ems…15 Northern Bald Ibis!
Obviously escapees, however how can you lose 15!
One ringed with number 676…anybody want to claim them!

 

[Richard Prior]

Interetsing find in Domat Ems…15 Northern Bald Ibis!
Obviously escapees, however how can you lose 15!
One ringed with number 676…anybody want to claim them!

Not really escapes but part of the reintroduction project, at least two are satellite tagged so I can read their details, they are 2nd year birds born in the wild that are too young to breed. So they spent their summer in Italy and Austria d and arrived in Switzerland at end August((Valais canton). They have wandered the country since, and we’re up by Lake Constance for a while, they seem to be slowly heading south now.
Early this morning I found the Spotted Sandpiper still present in Geneva plus a Turnstone and a cracking young female Goshawk there too.

 

[Richard Prior]

Geneva really performing at the moment with this morning’s find of a first for Switzerland Surf Scoter to add to the Spotted Sandpiper, Great Northern and Black-throated Divers!

 

[bittern]

The Surf Scoter was showing very well this morning and I guess that Geneva will be seeing some visitors from beyond the Sarine

Mike

 

[Mcnswiss2]

Who complained that few rarities in Geneva area!!!

 

[Mcnswiss2]

Many Divers reported in different regions and Whooper Swans reported in Wallis...weather turning colder...

 

[Mcnswiss2]

Wtf Pallid Swifts still reported at Brig..Richard explain!!!!

 

[Richard Prior]

Wtf Pallid Swifts still reported at Brig..Richard explain!!!!

That is a bit tardy even for this traditionally late breeder, on checking back over the past four years they were seen as late as the last week of October, I suppose the mild weather has meant the Brig birds have stayed on after breeding, or perhaps bred late after an initial failure.

 

[Mcnswiss2]

White tailed Eagle joining the party in Geneva region(Meinier)

 

[Mcnswiss2]

Down to earth now…local wood walk on cold wintery day near Basel.
Ususal forest birds seen but several Red Kites still around.
I was thinking what are the percentage of Red Kites that stay in Switzerland the whole year…

Vogelarten: Red Kite

The Red Kite is the third largest native raptor after the Bearded Vulture and the Golden Eagle. It can circle for hours on narrow, long wings, constantly twisting its long forked tail. During the courtship period, the pairs carry out real acrobatics and often emit a shrill mewing sound. In our...

www.vogelwarte.ch

I am sure Richard has the answer

 

[Richard Prior]

I will ask Bittern as I think he’ll know the stats for wintering R K, there’s a Jan or Feb roost count each year I think.

 

[Frank van Drogen]

Vogelarten: Red Kite

The Red Kite is the third largest native raptor after the Bearded Vulture and the Golden Eagle. It can circle for hours on narrow, long wings, constantly twisting its long forked tail. During the courtship period, the pairs carry out real acrobatics and often emit a shrill mewing sound. In our...

www.vogelwarte.ch

 

[Richard Prior]

With impressive speed Bittern has researched and it appears around half the population tries to stay over the winter.

 

[bittern]

In addition Sempach talks about 2'800 to 3'500 breeding pairs, which is about 10% of the world's population. There are roosts that are controlled.

Mike

 

[Mcnswiss2]

but i showed that report!!
LOL