ornitho.ch is an exchange platform about birding in Switzerland, offered by Nos Oiseaux, the Swiss Ornithological Institute, Ala and Ficedula. It is dedicated to all birdwatchers of Switzerland and the adjacent regions. Please note that not all records are checked.
The data collected during the breeding season are particularly important for the monitoring of the avifauna. The atlas codes compose an important part of these data. They describe [...]
Friday, April 27th, 2012
tipnews
More valuable information for bird colonies
For bird species nesting in colonies, the monitoring of the breeding success is primarily based on the number of occupied nests. For these species, it is extremely useful to comment [...]
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
avinews
Colonies of Great Cormorants
A census of the breeding Great Cormorants has been organized this year in Europe. The census in the well-known colonies of Switzerland has already been organized. However, if you [...]
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
avinews
Atlas-News: first information on the Atlas 2013–2016
Dear collaborators
Fieldwork for the breeding bird atlas 2013–2016 is approaching. Twenty years after the last atlas the distribution of breeding birds in Switzerland [...]