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Some sightings are marked with a yellow triangle and an exclamation mark. Such a symbol means that the sighting is unexpected and needs to be documented more precisely. It may be [...]
Tuesday, September 7th, 2021
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Query by troop size
You have seen 100 white storks and want to know if that is an exceptional number? Recently, it has become possible to filter by troop size on ornitho.ch with the "search engine". [...]
Tuesday, August 17th, 2021
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Which species should you count?
The autumn migration is already in full swing. Whether you are going to your favourite excursion area or keeping a lookout at an observation post, don't forget to fill in a [...]
Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
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Communication of the Swiss Rarities Committee
The Swiss Rarities Committee (SRC) has published the minutes of its last meeting, held on 6 July 2021, on the SRC website (www.vogelwarte.ch/src). Among the reports accepted during [...]
Friday, July 16th, 2021
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Atlas code in summer
Depending on the breeding bird species, the atlas code is no longer automatically requested by the system since July 1 or August 1. However, we would be grateful if you would continue [...]
Friday, June 18th, 2021
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Sightings from mountainous regions
Observations made above the forest line are extremely valuable due to the fact that the density of birdwatchers in the Alps and the Jura is rather low. We are also interested in [...]
Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
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Ducks families
At this time of year more and more ducks families are observed on lakes and rivers. Apart from Mallards, all kinds of wild ducks are monitored by the "monitoring of selected [...]
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