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.
Nasal saddles on ducks.
For some years, marking programs using plastic nasal saddles with black figures are underway. These saddles are fixed on the beak of diving or dabbling ducks [...]
Server problems
ornitho.ch is now a very popular network and due to this popularity, the technical solutions chosen some years ago do not suffice any more to guaranty an optimal [...]
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
tipnews
Be careful! Birds are getting older...
The age of birds is commonly measured in calendar years (i.e. the "official birthday" of every bird is the 1st January). It means [...]
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
avinews
A great big thanks and best wishes for 2010!
2009 has been again an incredibly successful year for ornitho.ch: more than 670'000 sightings were sent, which represents [...]