BirdLife Birds of the Year

Every year the public will be made more aware of a special bird.

Bird of the year 2023:

Marsh warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)

Alternate classification: Notiocichla palustris

Sumpfrohrsaenger wahrscheinlich. 2021-05-04 08.12.50 Flachsee am Reuss Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Bird of the year 2022:

Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis)

Also known as: Eurasian sky lark

Wikipedia Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis). Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Bird of the year 2021:

Little owl (Athene noctua)

Alternate classification: Strix noctua

Wikipedia: Little owl Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Bird of the year 2020:

Red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio)

Neutoeter bei La Sauge 2022-06-25 08.43.44 Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Xeno-Canto NABU

Bird of the year 2019:

Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

Kiebitz, Neeracher Ried. 2021-02-24 12.46.02 Neeracherried Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Bird of the year 2018:

Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Also known as: Peregrine, Wanderfalke

Wikipedia: Peregrine falcon Profile Wikipedia eBird A-Z Animals Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Bird of the year 2017:

White-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus)

Wasseramsel am Wissbach bei der Grenze zwischen Appenzell-Ausserrhoden und St Gallen. 2024-04-27 10.10.00 Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Bird of the year 2016:

Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

Alternate classification: Picoides major

Buntspecht hoch im Baum im Wald 'Im Brand' 2020-04-25 07.57.12 Luppmen Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Bird of the year 2015:

House sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Pair of house sparrows in a tree near Zürichstrasse, Fehraltorf 2020-04-11 07.54.30 Luppmen Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
♫ 2020-04-25 06.50.27 Luppmen (song)

Bird of the year 2014:

Long-eared owl (Asio otus)

Alternate classification: Strix otus

Wikipedia: Long-eared owl Profile Wikipedia eBird A-Z Animals Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto NABU

Bird of the year 2013:

Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)

Alternate classification: Oriolus oriolus oriolus

Wikimedia Eurasian golden oriole. Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
♫ 2020-05-25 14.35.03 Luppmen (song)

♫ 2020-06-23 17.40.15 Staldenweiher (song)

Bird of the year 2012:

Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Alternate classification: Nannus troglodytes

Eurasian Wren foraging in the reeds at the frozen Lake Pfaeffikon 2021-02-15 08.41.30 Pfäffikersee Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Bird of the year 2011:

Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)

Black Woodpecker adult and young By Alastair Rae from London, United Kingdom - Black Woodpecker, CC BY-SA 2.0. Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
♫ Unearthly call near Oberer Reitenbachholzweg in the woods by Rumlikon I looked for similar calls at XenoCanto for great spotted woodpeckers, red kites and kestrels, since I heard woodpeckers in those woods and saw the kites and kestrels nearby. I was pleased to find that it's a black woodpecker, which I had heard once or twice before but not been able to identify. 2020-10-21 15.13.08 Oberreitenbachholzweg, Rumlikon (call)

Bird of the year 2010:

Common house martin (Delichon urbicum)

Alternate classification: Delichon urbica

Also known as: Northern House Martin, Common house-martin, Northern house martin

Mehlschwalben in Maienfeld. 2021-05-29 08.11.14 Maienfeld Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Bird of the year 2009:

Common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

Alternate classification: Motacilla phoenicurus

Common redstart on a cable In Locarno-Monti 2020-06-17 14.29.54 Locarno Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
♫ Heard and seen for first time in Locarno 2020-06-18 07.37.21 Locarno (song)

Bird of the year 2008:

Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

Also known as: Eurasian kestrel

Flying by Pfäffikon 2020-04-24 12.12.44 Luppmen Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Bird of the year 2007:

Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla)

Wendehals in Susten. 2022-05-21 10.28.36 Leuk and surroundings Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Bird of the year 2006:

Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Alternate classification: Gracula atthis

Eisvogel beim Pfaeffikersee Ein paar sind im Herbst und Winter am Meteorwasserkanal nahe Schellenberger Textil zu sehen. 2020-11-17 10.57.56 Pfäffikersee Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Bird of the year 2005:

Common swift (Apus apus)

Alternate classification: Hirundo apus

Mauersegler, Sils-Maria. 2020-06-10 12.30.10 Sils Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Bird of the year 2004:

Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Barn swallow. 2022-05-05 09.41.44 Maryland Profile Wikipedia eBird A-Z Animals Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Bird of the year 2003:

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

Also known as: Distelfink

Nach Disteln mögen sie Sonnenblumenkerne 2020-10-13 09.21.10 Luppmen Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
♫ Ich habe das mit einem Gruenfink verwechselt aber BirdNET hat keinen Zweifel 2021-07-28 12.13.33 (song)

♫ Stieglitz-Gruppe bei Bahnhof Wetzikon Futtergruppen sind häufig 2020-05-19 09.24.22 Bahnhof Wetzikon (song)

♫ 2020-04-27 11.45.23 Luppmen (song)

Bird of the year 2002:

Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Goldammer am Aabach, Wetzikon. 2021-03-10 10.36.28 Wetzikon Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
♫ Habe den Goldammer im Wald gehört - und endlich auch gesehen An der Alpweg-Grübenholzweg-Kreuzung 2020-07-01 08.11.18 Luppmen (song)

♫ BirdNet thinks yellowhammer, Weidholzweg in woods, Fehraltorf 2020-05-26 18.05.59 Hungerseeli (song)

♫ BirdNet thinks yellowhammer, Weidholzweg in woods, Fehraltorf 2020-05-26 18.05.16 Hungerseeli (song)

Bird of the year 2001:

Common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Wikipedia Kuckuck, Cuculus canorus. Von Locaguapa - Eigenes Werk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
♫ 2020-06-14 12.21.24 Locarno (song)