Friday, November 6, 2009 - Updates
A new visitor to Klingnauersee (photo Bernhard Mueller) and some old friends.(photos Patrick Donino, Kurt Knetchli, Rene Berner)
Le Creux du Van (Neuchatel)
My switzerland
One of the few palces in Switzerland where Caperacallie are found
October 23rd Wall creeper -the Bird of Switzerland (photo Bernard Machetto)
Seen today at Rotzloch ( photo ETH-Bibliothek of ETH )
Other sightings
St.Ursanne
Thun
Burgdorf
Bever
(photo Yves Menétrey)
October 3rd Wassercheide/Gurnigel near Bern
Excellent place for migrations - Great year for Crossbills, Citril finches and Nutcrackers
New photo from Martin Wettstein
Cassongrat - near Flims
too late for the dotterals. Nice views of alpine accentors and snow finches ( photos Bruno Sommerhalden; and the dotteral from Martin Trachsel)
Back again to Klingnau
Amazing place - Caspian tern this time (Martin Trachsel)
and Dunnock / Ruffs ( photos - Andreas Täschler and Patrick Donini)
Klingnau
Post Summer holidays - quick trip to Klingnauersee
Terns ahead - White winged tern ( Great photos by Photo Bernhard Müller)
and this is wonderful
Last week Spotted Crakes and Whiskered terns
( photo Martin Trachsel))
12th July -Trip to Liesberg - A great Quarry full of fossiles but also Western Bonellis Warbler
5th June - Fanel on lake Neuchatel
Warblers - Sedge, Savi, Garden, Reed and Great Reed warblers in good song
Photo -Urs Kaegi; Daniel Hercigonja; Christopher Plummer; Matt Morelli
30th May -up in the mountains
Great site - natural Moor or Moos at 1500 metres
Glaubenbergmoos
Coal tit Photo Jacques Michel
Linnet (Photo Stéphane Henneberg)
23rd May - explosion of Spotted flycatchers around Luzern area and Pied flycatchers around Basel Land
(photo Martin Hummel)
(Photo Eric Sauser)
20th May -Hunting for Marsh warblers and Quails in Wauwilmoos
19th May - Black terns seen in Klingnau ( photo Martin Trachsel  )
13th May - Back to Migration
lots of birds here -Red back Shrike in good numbers even the Woodchat Shrike seen
Photo Bernhard Müller
Great number of Cuckoos -even seen 2 flying and singing
Other Warblers, Harriers, bee eaters, waders, honey buzzards are passing through
14th April. Swiss bird of the year -Common Redstart -Not so common!!! Photo Daniel Hercigonja
8th April - Spring has really arrived. Chiffchaffs; blackcaps, swallows, first warblers
The little crake is back in Klingnausee
and tree pipits arrived
22nd March.- Blue throat invasion ( photo Beat Ruegger)
14th March. Emmetten near Luzern Great place for black grouse in April/May
Blackgrouse in Emmetten
Map Route for Birds in Emmetten
Golden Eagle seen yesterday above Emmetten ( photo Christopher Plummer)
2nd March. Flüelen in the canton Uri is the best palce to see eiders ( photo Daniel Hercigonja)
Sempach is the site of the Swiss Ornithological Institute
1st March Goldeneye seen. Photo EyesonSky
Krummi is an excellent site
27th feb.Rough legged buzzard recently seen - photo Patric k Donino
Klingnauerstausee is another great place for birding in Switzerland
Feb.15 Water Rail - wonderful photo Martin Trachsel
Bad storms have blown Kittiwakes into Switzerland - Many not surviving
( Photo Eric Sauser)
Bullfinches, Hawfinches and Waxwings still around
(Photo Roger and Margo Catin)
Feb.13 Starlings have been seen again -where do they go for the last few months?
This bird is under-rated. Its a honest bird (photo Daniel Herciqonja)
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