Swiss Birds

We moved to Switzerland in 2007 and it's been interesting to get to know a new birding scene. Most of the species are the same, but there are some differences. Some birds that are rare migrants and accidentals to Britain are more common here as well as some that have never appeared in the UK. All the photos here are with a Kodak P850
 

Last updated: 21/06/2010.

21/06/2010: I've replaced some of the pictures so that they're larger and added several new photos to some older pages - look for pages marked 'updated' Yellow Wagtail


Alpine Accentor
  updated 21/06/2010
Alpine Chough
 
Bittern
 
Blackbird
  updated 22/06/2010
Blackcap
 
Black-headed Gull
 
Black Kite
 
Black Redstart
  updated 21/06/2010
Carrion Crow
  updated 21/06/2010
Chaffinch
  updated 21/06/2010
Common Gull
  updated 22/06/2010
Common Tern
 
Coot
 
Cormorant
  updated 21/06/2010
Crested Tit  
Eider  
Ferruginous Duck  
Gadwall   updated 22/06/2010
Goldcrest  
Goosander  
Great Crested Grebe   updated 22/06/2010
Great Spotted Woodpecker
 
Great Tit
 
Grey Heron   updated 22/06/2010
Greylag Goose   updated 22/06/2010
House Sparrow   updated 21/06/2010
Jay
 
Long-tailed Tit
  updated 21/06/2010
Little Ringed Plover
 
Mallard
 
Mute Swan
  updated 22/06/2010
Night Heron
 
Nuthatch
 
Pintail
 
Pochard
 
Raven
 
Red-crested Pochard
  updated 21/06/2010
Robin
  updated 22/06/2010
Serin
 
Siskin
 
Snowfinch
 
Starling
 
Tufted Duck
 
White Wagtail
  updated 21/06/2010
Willow Warbler
 
Wood Pigeon
  updated 22/06/2010
Yellow-legged Gull
  updated 22/06/2010
Yellow Wagtail