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Switzerland 2024 (1 Viewer)
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Frank van Drogen
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Here busses stopped because of the snow. Trams because some truck ripped one if the cables.
Mcnswiss2
Well-known member
On a positive note, some nice winter visitors reported:
Now we need the sun out to get rid of this snow!
- Long tailed Duck at Bellevue
- Greater Scaup at Jona
- Horned Grebes at Zug
- Smew at Pfaffikersee
- Red throated and Northern Divers in several sites
Now we need the sun out to get rid of this snow!
Frank van Drogen
Not so important
Interesting read about rare (or early etc.) breeding in Switzerland came out yesterday:
Found the abstract in a civilized language:
In 2023 a pair of Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
bred for the first time in Switzerland. A pair of Little
Owl Athene noctua bred in north western Switzerland
for the first time in 40 years. The populations of Grey
lag Goose Anser anser (132 broods), White Stork Ciconia
ciconia (960 broods), Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax
carbo (3607 broods), Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barba-
tus (30 broods) und European Bee eater Merops apias-
ter (298 breeding pairs) have increased again in 2023. A
high breeding number was registered for Zitting Cisti
cola Cisticola juncidis (14 territories), a low number for
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana (9 territories). Common
Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus reached a new maxi
mum (66 territories). A systematic search for White
backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos in the canton
of Glarus, done for the first time, revealed 17 territories.
Rare breeding records or reports of territories were
found for: Eurasian Teal Anas crecca (1 brood), Common
Eider Somateria mollissima (1 brood), Common Golden
eye Bucephala clangula (1 brood), Black necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis (3 broods), Eurasian Dotterel Cha-
radrius morinellus (2 breeding pairs), Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago (1 territory), Common Gull Larus
canus (1 breeding pair), Black crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax (1 brood, the first in 12 years),
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus (3 broods),
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon (2 terri
tories), Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria (1 territory) and
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris (6 territories). A Spec
tacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata bred successfully
with a Common Whitethroat C. communis, and again
an Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea bred with a Common
Tern S. hirundo. For the first time since the start of the
Austrian German reintroduction programme, a pair of
Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita bred. The highly
pathogenic variant of avian flu affected Swiss breeding
birds for the first time, namely Black headed Gull Chroi-
cocephalus ridibundus and Common Tern
Found the abstract in a civilized language:
In 2023 a pair of Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
bred for the first time in Switzerland. A pair of Little
Owl Athene noctua bred in north western Switzerland
for the first time in 40 years. The populations of Grey
lag Goose Anser anser (132 broods), White Stork Ciconia
ciconia (960 broods), Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax
carbo (3607 broods), Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barba-
tus (30 broods) und European Bee eater Merops apias-
ter (298 breeding pairs) have increased again in 2023. A
high breeding number was registered for Zitting Cisti
cola Cisticola juncidis (14 territories), a low number for
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana (9 territories). Common
Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus reached a new maxi
mum (66 territories). A systematic search for White
backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos in the canton
of Glarus, done for the first time, revealed 17 territories.
Rare breeding records or reports of territories were
found for: Eurasian Teal Anas crecca (1 brood), Common
Eider Somateria mollissima (1 brood), Common Golden
eye Bucephala clangula (1 brood), Black necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis (3 broods), Eurasian Dotterel Cha-
radrius morinellus (2 breeding pairs), Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago (1 territory), Common Gull Larus
canus (1 breeding pair), Black crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax (1 brood, the first in 12 years),
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus (3 broods),
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon (2 terri
tories), Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria (1 territory) and
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris (6 territories). A Spec
tacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata bred successfully
with a Common Whitethroat C. communis, and again
an Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea bred with a Common
Tern S. hirundo. For the first time since the start of the
Austrian German reintroduction programme, a pair of
Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita bred. The highly
pathogenic variant of avian flu affected Swiss breeding
birds for the first time, namely Black headed Gull Chroi-
cocephalus ridibundus and Common Tern
Mcnswiss2
Well-known member
Wow indeed..Thanks Frank.
The sun has come out and snow slowly melting.
Other Winter visitors today reported:
The sun has come out and snow slowly melting.
Other Winter visitors today reported:
- Stone Curlew in Selzach
- Common Divers in several places
- Long tailed duck in Geneva
- Lesser Scaup in Grangettes
- Tundra Bean Goose at Seltisberg
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Frank van Drogen
Not so important
I unfortunately didn't have the opportunity to go see it, but it is a really cool bird for sure!!
It also marks the 200th species observed at the Katzensee:
Brosnabirder
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I unfortunately didn't have the opportunity to go see it, but it is a really cool bird for sure!!
It also marks the 200th species observed at the Katzensee:
I'm not sure how accurate ebird is in this regard. There is a 2018 Golden Plover record on ornitho from the same 1km Atlas square as the sightings from today and yesterday. I wouldn't be surprised if there are old records which don't appear on ornitho.
I know some of the names listed as contributors for Katzensee on ebird because they also use ornitho. There are many birders here who only use ornitho and not ebird so it's possible not all species recorded at the Katzen/Büsisee are on ebird. The opposite may also be true. For example in 2016 I saw a Calandra Lark very near there, which I can't find on ebird although I may not have searched properly.
Unless I've missed something and ornitho sightings are shared with ebird now. It would be good to know if that's the case.
On ornitho too many older sightings are not on the platform although many major rarities from the distant past have been retrospectively added.
It's an academic point anyway and still a nice bird to see in Switzerland in any case.
Have a nice evening
Tom
ps I twitched the lark. Not a self find though it would be a very nice bird to find.
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Mcnswiss2
Well-known member
I went birding with a US guy from Cornell University ebird who was in Switzerland to discuss reporting etc and trying to get the Swiss amongst other European countries to use ebird as primary recording platform.
However many countries including Switzerland prefer to use their own systems.
I tend to use ebird to record all sightings and Ornitho for unusual sightings etc.
You can search back many years on Ornitho once you have logged in.
However many countries including Switzerland prefer to use their own systems.
I tend to use ebird to record all sightings and Ornitho for unusual sightings etc.
You can search back many years on Ornitho once you have logged in.
Mcnswiss2
Well-known member
Tied up with family stuff that has been limiting my birdwatching.
However, bird species and numbers have been quite low out there.
One special bird that has been reported in Ticino is the Cetti Warbler.
Such a loud calling bird..difficult to find or photograph.
However, bird species and numbers have been quite low out there.
One special bird that has been reported in Ticino is the Cetti Warbler.
Such a loud calling bird..difficult to find or photograph.
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Frank van Drogen
Not so important
We went to the Lake of Konstanz, I was hoping to see either some Loons or the reported Whooper Swans, but no such luck (unless going through my photos reveals some yellow bills). However, we did see a bunch of these fellows:
Frank van Drogen
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