Birdweather (for the 57 birds supposedly heard by my Birdweather device) Cheatsheet

Name/Image	Call mnemonic/description	Description
Two notes
Great tit / Kohlmeise (Parus major) Junge Kohlmeise, Bahnhofstrasse 53, Fehraltorf. 2024-06-13 13:53:49 Fehraltorf Profile	Chuck-a-chuck-a-chuck, sometimes preceded by higher 'wheat!' ♫ Illustrates higher 'wheat' before the 'chuck-a-chuck' Source: XENOCANTO XC586723 great tit call wheat chuck-a-chuck.mp3 (call)	Calls: Generally more full-bodied and resonant calls than blue tit, and not so high-pitched. Characteristic Chaffinch-like "tink tink tink" often uttered by male. [Link]
Coal tit / Tannenmeise (Periparus ater) Tannenmeise auf dem Weg zu Stazersee, St Moritz. 2023-02-05 15:51:20 Engadin Profile	Typical coal tit calls do a slide between two notes high-low alarm call but simple song-like calls too ♫ 2020-11-08 16:02:44 Source: BirdNet 20201108_160244 birdnet 1075 chirpy call, coal tit in background - Great spotted woodpecker - Fehraltorf.mp3 Fehraltorf (call)	Calls: Call: short soft and clear "piu", first rapidly rising and then falling in pitch. [Link]
One note
Common blackbird / Amsel (Turdus merula) Wunderschöner junge Amsel. 2024-05-29 07:27:36 Levanto Profile	Sharp-edged call, mostly one note. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC919083 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - 1-note alarm call in Estonia.mp3 (alarm call)	Calls: Je nach Situation, „duck duck duck“, „tix-tix-tix“ in rascher Folge, „srieh“ (auch als Flugwarnruf) [Link] Calls: Large repertoire of calls. Most characteristic is a hysterical rattle often given when flushed. Sometimes preceded by a hard "tok tok", which then accelerates into a panicky arpeggio-like crescendo. Contact call a thin redwing-like "srrreee". Alarm calls: a sharp "tink, tink" or a very high pitch falling whistle. [Link]
White wagtail / Bachstelze (Motacilla alba) Bachstelze. 2024-05-16 11:54:46 Kaltbrunner-Riet Profile	bird-song.ch: zweisilbig «zilipp» oder einsilbig «zipp» ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC644775 - White Wagtail - Motacilla alba alba - call, recorded in Estonia.mp3 (call)	Calls: Contact calls short and sharp. Usually with disyllabic, "bouncing" quality, and with each syllable only accented, not clearly separated from the other (see Grey Wagtail). [Link]
Tree pipit / Baumpieper (Anthus trivialis) MerlinBirdID says Tree pipit (Baumpieper), Jura, Scotland. 2023-08-13 10:51:12 Scotland Profile	Sounds like 1-note to me. Have also heard two high notes, then dann hlhlhl ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC917776 - Tree Pipit alarm call, one note, repeated every second - Anthus trivialis.mp3 (alarm call)	Calls: “psiet“ etwas nach unten gezogen. Auch „zieh“ [Link] Calls: Flight call a short buzzing "tzzzeet". Given at even pitch, and in a fuller tone than Red-Throated Pipit. [Link] Similar to: Great tit (Klingt für mich ähnlich wie eine Kohlmeise)♫ Illustrates higher 'wheat' before the 'chuck-a-chuck' Source: XENOCANTO XC586723 great tit call wheat chuck-a-chuck.mp3 (call) European greenfinch
Great spotted woodpecker / Buntspecht (Dendrocopos major) Buntspecht in Wildert. 2024-08-31 10:29:52 Wildert Profile	General: A chirping (that I couldn't associate in my mind with a woodpecker), repeated at somewhat irregular intervals of about a second 2023: klang in bird-song.ch Quiz wie eine lauter Haussperling Call: Nabu: Der häufigste Ruf ist ein kurzes und spitzes „kix“. Ist ein Buntspecht aufgebracht, etwa durch einen Artgenossen, kann man ein schnelles Schnarren hören. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC200059 Great spotted woodpecker call.mp3 (call)	Calls: Typically it lasts 0.5 seconds, sometimes slightly longer. Contact call frequently hear throughout the year. A short hiccup "kek", sometimes in series. When excited this may escalate into a trill. [Link] Ring ouzel
Common kingfisher / Eisvogel (Alcedo atthis) Endlich wieder ein Eisvogel gesehen. 2024-08-17 08:53:53 Greater Fehraltorf Profile	♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC511677 Common kingfisher call similar to one from NABU app.mp3 (call)	Calls: Wikipedia says 'The common kingfisher has no song. The flight call is a short, sharp whistle chee repeated two or three times. Anxious birds emit a harsh, shrit-it-it and nestlings call for food with a churring noise.' The NABU app only has calls, which seems to confirm this. Therefore I'm classifying all recordings as calls, even though some say Song at Xeno-Canto. [Link] Calls: Most heard is the thin and penetrating contact call: A short "tzee", or disyllabic "tzee-tzu", with a ringing metallic quality. In excitement it is often alternated with ringing trills "tzeerrrrrrrrrr". [Link]
Eurasian tree sparrow / Feldsperling (Passer montanus) Rekordbeobachtung - 8 Vögel an der Futterstelle, hinten links ein ungewöhnlicher Besuch von einem Buchfink, und sonst Feldsperlinge und eine Kohlmeise. 2024-12-15 13:40:22 Greater Fehraltorf Profile	Rough sounding voice ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC926073 - Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Passer montanus - call.mp3 (call)	Calls: Distinct, high-pitched and explosive contact-call; "che-witt" typically given in flight. Second syllable rising rapidly in pitch. [Link]
Short-toed treecreeper / Gartenbaumläufer (Certhia brachydactyla) Baumläufer, wahrscheinlich Gartenbaumläufer. 2022-07-18 08:58:32 Greifensee Profile	General: See the sonogram how the song may descend rapidly from 7Khz to and then climb from 5 to 5.75 KHz, a kind of reversed checkmark. However I find it hard to distinguish from a single note. I'm not a bird ;-( Call: calls with a loud (Wikipedia says shrill) “tyt tyt” [Link] ♫ 2025-03-11 08:51:56 Source: Zoom H2n Luppmen (call)	Calls: scharf „tiit, sri“ [Link] Calls: Contact call very similar to C. familiaris. A thin "sreee" often repeated in an even rhythm, perhaps with slighly shorter pauses. Flight call a short and sharp "wit" used freely when moving about. Timbre recalls wet rubber-boots on vinyl flooring. Note that "mixed singers" of C. familiaris are not uncommon in areas where both species of treecreepers occur. [Link]
Grey wagtail / Gebirgsstelze (Motacilla cinerea) Gebirgsstelze am Bach beim Klingnauer Stausee. 2022-02-05 14:16:30 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake) Profile	Birdweather hat ein-Noter aufgenommen. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC854585 - Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea - 2-note call.mp3 (call)	Calls: Contact call short, metallic and with a clipped ending. Often disyllabic, "tzeet-tzeet", with each syllable more separated than in White Wagtail, and timbre more "dirty". Often starts with the contact call, followed by short melodic phrases. [Link]
European serin / Girlitz (Serinus serinus) Girlitz in Levanto. 2024-05-30 06:15:49 Levanto Profile	♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC938311 - European Serin chirpy flight call - Serinus serinus.mp3 (flight call)	Calls: Ringing trill also used as contact call, with slightly falling pitch "trrilrlitlitlit". Alarm call a short, redpoll-like "weee-eeet", with an accented high-pitched middle part. [Link]
Common swift / Mauersegler (Apus apus) Mindestens 20 Mauersegler beim Sportfeld in Rapperswil, wo Magnus und die Renegades gespielt haben. 2026-05-16 18:00:30 Rapperswil Profile	Heard from high in the air ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC564619 - Common Swift - Apus apus - calls.mp3 (call)	Calls: Often continued with a dry lower pitched "trrrrrr" before calling again. Very vocal at breeding area, and often a flock will call together. Despite being quite similar to Pallid Swift, the call is probably the best field character to separate the two. Pallid puts the stress on the ending of the call, followed by a quick fall in pitch (dynamics like moaning with a quick release). Plain Swift calls similar to Common Swift, but differs in slightly fluctuating pitch during the call, and a loss of resonance towards the ending (thinner sounding). [Link]
Barn swallow / Rauchschwalbe (Hirundo rustica) Rauchschwalbe braucht eine Coiffeuse. 2025-08-03 16:54:17 Fehraltorf Profile	♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC898815 - Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica - flight call.mp3 (flight call)	Good to know: Die langen Schwanzfedern vom Rauchschwalbe und anderen geben auch dem Schmetterling Schwalbenschwanz seine deutschen Namen. Appearance and identification: Rauchschwalbes Bauch ist etwas braun rot, nicht weiss wie der von der Mehlschwalbe - was wahrscheinlich Quelle der zwei Namen ist. [Link] Calls: Contact call a short and sharp "weet" or "kee-weet". [Link]
Common kestrel / Turmfalke (Falco tinnunculus) Turmfalke zwischen Fehraltorf und Mesikon. 2021-10-16 15:25:46 Fehraltorf Profile	Heard from in the air, about 6 notes per second (do I find them high??) ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC928672 - Common Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus - calls.mp3 (call)	Calls: Turmfalke kann auch wie einen Specht tönen, scharf und relativ hoch [Link] Calls: Most common call a fast series of short, high-pitched "ke-ke-ke". Much less raucous than Merlin or Peregrine. [Link] Pallid swift
One note: irregularly rhythmic
Spotted flycatcher / Grauschnäpper (Muscicapa striata) MerlinBirdID meint Klapper-grasmuecke, was super waere. Denke selber es sieht aus wie ein Grauschnaepper, teilweise weil die Fluegel der KGM im Fotos etwas brauner waren. Mein Birdweather Geraet sagt, es hat GS gehoert. 2024-09-09 12:48:42 Wald Fehraltorf Profile	General: To me something between a one-note and an extremely simple melody, namely med-med chk-hi-med-med, with a very irregular speed, not at all like a metronome. Call: Most calls high pitched with a buzzing, "electric" timbre. [Link] ♫ 2021-07-03 07:51:22 Source: BirdNet 20210703_075122 birdnet 1787 - Spotted Flycatcher, high call between 6 and 9 KHz - Spotted Flycatcher - Fehraltorf.mp3 Fehraltorf (call)	Calls: The discreet calls often goes unnoticed. Most calls high pitched with a buzzing, "electric" timbre. Alarm call a sharp, drawn "tzreeeee-check", with the second syllable abruptly clipping the sound. [Link]
One note: weird
Eurasian coot / Blässhuhn (Fulica atra) Eurasian coot in the rain. 2025-04-21 09:29:12 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge Profile	♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC902440 - Eurasian Coot squeaky call - Fulica atra.mp3 (call)	Calls: Most diagnostic call a very short, sharp and explosive "tsk". Sometimes a longer, less sharp but nasal "caw", with varying harshness. [Link]
One note: quack
Common snipe / Bekassine (Gallinago gallinago) Wahrscheinlich Bekassine mit dem langen Schnabel, Klingnauerstausee. 2022-02-05 11:54:14 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake) Profile	♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC947581 - Common Snipe flight call - Gallinago gallinago.mp3 (flight call)	Calls: Almost always give diagnostic hoarse and nasal "kaaat" call when flushed. Another territorial call is a rhythmic, mechanical and sharp "tika-tika-tka", or "ika-ka-ka". [Link]
Common moorhen / Teichhuhn (Gallinula chloropus) Teichhuhn am Greifensee. 2022-01-27 14:06:40 Greifensee Profile	♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC946631 - Common Moorhen call, like a quack - Gallinula chloropus.mp3 (call)	Calls: Rich repertoire of loud calls and softer sounds. Other calls; a sharp, three or four-syllable "kekeke", and a soft "wep" sometimes drawn-out in a more mewing version. [Link]
One note: sputter/pebble-clatter
Black cap warbler / Mönchsgrasmücke (Sylvia atricapilla) Mönchsgrasmücke. 2024-05-16 12:18:58 Kaltbrunner-Riet Profile	General: Sputtery/stoney, but may have other calls too. Call: The Blackcap may generate a perplexing variety of territorial calls, though the typical contact call is a hard, tongue-clicking "teck teck" which has a scolding quality to it. It's not dissimilar to the 'pebble-clacking' call of the Stonechat. [Suffex Wildlife Trust] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC546030 black cap warbler so-called tac and djii call.mp3 (call)	Calls: „täck“ oft wiederholt [Link] Calls: Alarm call a hard "check", similar to Lesser White-throat. Sometimes with an additional hoarse and nasal "cherrrr". [Link] Similar to: Lesser whitethroat♫ Source: OTHER 575779 (call) , Stonechat (Suffex Wildlife Trust says, 'not dissimilar to the 'pebble-clacking' call of the Stonechat.')
European robin / Rotkehlchen (Erithacus rubecula) Rotkehlchen - sie singen endlich wieder. 2021-10-24 09:57:40 Neeracherried Profile	Personal: A single note usually repeated twice. Somewhat sputtery. BirdID refers to 'a thin, electric "tick". In one source said to be used as alarm call. Call: A variety of calls is also made at any time of year, including a ticking note indicating anxiety or mild alarm. [Link] ♫ 2021-07-03 08:05:14 (call)	Calls: Alarm call a thin, electric "tick", often in series with decelerating tempo. [Link]
Eurasian wren / Zaunkönig (Troglodytes troglodytes) Zaunkönig im Garten am Bodensee. 2024-01-01 13:32:24 Güttingen Profile	Sputtery/drippy/trilly repeated notes at 3-8 KHz. June 2022 heard check calls that were distinctly irregularly in their rhythm. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC195946 - Eurasian Wren call - Troglodytes troglodytes.mp3 (call)	Calls: „zerr“ (z-und rr-gleichzeitig) auch durchdringendes „tzr“(Gezetter) [Link] Calls: Warning call a short hard "teck", like banging two rocks together. Often repeated in series when excited to form machine-gun-like "firing". [Link]
One note: rasp
Eurasian jay / Eichelhäher (Garrulus glandarius) Eichelhäher close-up. 2026-03-24 11:24:32 Bolle di Magadino Profile	Typically harsh jay call. I would say a contact call usually means 'Here I am', answered by 'Good, here I am.' Listening to two jays in the Swiss mountains of Toggenburg, it sounded like 'HEY IDIOT, HERE I AM...WHERE THE HECK ARE YOU?' 'WHAT? YOU HAVEN'T FIGURED IT OUT? OF COURSE I'M OVER HERE. PEABRAIN.' On the other hand, anthropomorphism is always dangerous, usually completely wrong approach. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC536051 Eurasian Jay harsh call 20s.mp3 (call)	Calls: Most heard call a short, drawn and very hoarse, raspy sound, often given in quick successions. Also a Buzzard-like, mewing "peeeaaa" (more drawn and less full tone than Siberian Jay). [Link]
Eurasian magpie / Elster (Pica pica) Elster macht eine Pause in einem Baum bei Auslikon. 2024-06-05 10:51:18 Auslikon Profile	♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC772901 - Eurasian Magpie - Pica pica - rattling call, recorded in Belgium.mp3 (call)	Calls: Most notable sound a harsh, chattering "chechechecheche" used as warning call, or when mobbing predators. [Link]
One note: swoop
European greenfinch / Grünfink (Chloris chloris) Grünfink im Profil vom Esstisch aus fotografiert in Fehraltorf. 2023-01-16 10:54:12 Fehraltorf Profile	Raspy descending note. XenoCanto submitter of Bavaria called this an alarm call, but it's also called a 'wheeze' and it's part of the song as well. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC919412 - European Greenfinch - Chloris chloris - alarm call, aka wheeze.mp3 (alarm call)	Calls: Contact call a fairly resonant "chep-chep", resembling Redpoll, but less nasal and with a fuller tone. Also a sharp, drawn, ascending "kooeee", (perhaps not obviously recognized as a finch). [Link] Tree pipit
Eurasian green woodpecker / Grünspecht (Picus viridis) Elster im Baum nah bei einem Grünspecht, den ich gehört aber nicht gesehen habe. 2025-05-08 18:06:57 Wald Fehraltorf Profile	Hysterical laughter. 7-8 loud urgent slightly falling notes, reminding me of George of the Jungle's dooky dooky bird for some reason. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC627157 Gruenspecht laughing call.mp3 (call)	Calls: Short "kek" calls when excited and in flight. Drumming of 1.5 seconds duration with decelerating tempo, but not often heard. Another call is similar to Black Woodpecker; a series of resonant "klit-klit-klit-klit-klit-klit", but is less clear, has a more determined start and has less obvious rising pitch at the end of each syllable. [Link]
House sparrow / Haussperling (Passer domesticus) MerlinBirdID suggests a Spanish sparrow, Italian sparrow or House sparrow. 2022-04-12 15:18:40 Profile	♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC943040 - House Sparrow one-note swoop call - Passer domesticus.mp3 (call)	Calls: Most calls very similar to Tree Sparrow, but lacks said species' distinct high pitched call (chew-itt), and alarm call is less dry and raucous. [Link]
Western yellow wagtail / Schafstelze (Motacilla flava) Schafstelze, Albufera. 2022-04-12 14:59:06 Profile	General: Single note repeated Song: sperling ähnliches lh lh lh. Dachte die wären melodisch?? Nein. BL chirpy ml ml [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC653784 - Western Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava flavissima - call.mp3 (call)	Calls: Contact call characteristic and widely used; a sharp, drawn out "pseeeoo" with an accented ending falling in pitch. A variable phrase with two or three notes resembling the contact call in timbre. [Link]
Marsh tit / Sumpfmeise (Poecile palustris) Sumpfmeise richtung Wildertweiher. 2024-09-09 08:12:48 Wald Fehraltorf Profile	Falling note, relatively long, sometimes repeated - like the pee below without the choo? ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC594764 marsh tit call.mp3 (call)	Calls: Most typical call an explosive, sneeze-like "pee-choo", starting high-pitched and ending on a lower note. Error loading Flash for sound! See sound file . [Link]
One note: whoop
Common chaffinch / Buchfink (Fringilla coelebs) Buchfink, sieht für mich gut ernährt aus! 2025-01-04 15:58:56 Greater Fehraltorf Profile	General: Repeated ascending note, faster than the long starling whoops, about 2/seconds - compare with the black redstart. There are many different calls, the Marler book describes the 'chink' call as functioning as a mobbing and separation call. At XenoCanto I find calls described as "ping", "pik" (same thing?), "pchew", "duit", "huit", "ti-huit". Call: Der sogenannte Regenruf der Männchen, „schrrüt“, der selbst in benachbarten Ortsteilen deutlich variieren kann, erklingt nur während der Brutzeit. Als Regenruf wird er bezeichnet, weil er kurz vor oder sogar während des Regens zu hören ist, wenn die anderen Vögel verstummen. [DasHaus] ♫ Recorded by Paul Driver in Mundford, Norfolk, UK Source: XENOCANTO XC71019 common chaffinch rain call.mp3 (rain call)
Willow warbler / Fitis (Phylloscopus trochilus) Bei Wildert glaube ich dass das ein Fitis ist und kein Zilp-zalp aber MerlinBirdId war auch verwirrt und hat ZZ besser gefunden. 2026-05-12 17:25:20 Wildert Profile	Whoop very similar to chiffchaff, etc. but starts at an even level, then ascends. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC444002 - Willow Warbler - Phylloscopus trochilus trochilus - call in UK, with yellowhammer in background.mp3 (call)	Calls: ähnlich oben, aber mehr zweisilbig [Link] Calls: Contact/alarm call a soft, plaintive ascending "hoo-eet". Similar to Chiff-chaff, but first part more drawn, giving it a disyllabic feel. [Link] Similar to: Common chiffchaff (Wenn Birdweather Fitis meint, ist es eher ein Zilpzalp)♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC656913 - Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita - call recorded in Belgium.mp3 (contact call)
Common redstart / Gartenrotschwanz (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) Vogelwarte zeigt, dass der Gartenrotschwanz eher im Tessin und in Wallis gesehen wird Source: VOGELWARTE Vogelwarte Gartenrotschwanz Dichte 2013-2016.png Profile	At least in French, this is called the huit call. Not very consistent in tone from one note to another. Some stick to 3-4 or 3-4.5 KHz, others 2.5-5.5. ♫ Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France recorded by Julien Rochefort - perhaps this isn't a good example as he writes 'An independent juvenile. Its calls are quite irregular. Difficult to distinguish from Phylloscopus collybita, when they don't insert the "tec tec" calls between "huit ...... huit"! But it was really a phoenicurus phoenicurus juvenile, easy to see, perched 15m from me.' Source: XENOCANTO XC146715 common redstart huit call.mp3 (call)	Personal notes: I'd only seen them in Locarno - but I liked them! Later in our FOK expediton to cultural areas around Maienfeld, they were quite common. Also heard many near Frankfurt and Mainz. Personal notes: I'd only seen them in Locarno - but I liked them! Later in our FOK expediton to cultural areas around Maienfeld, they were quite common. Also heard many near Frankfurt and Mainz. Calls: „Füid-tack“ das füid ähnlich dem des Fitislaubsängers, das tack schnalzend. (wie wenn man die Zunge schnell vom Gaumen abzieht) [Link] Calls: Alarm call a slightly drawn, Willow Warbler-like "huit" with a rising pitch, followed by a short, soft "tuc". [Link]
Black redstart / Hausrotschwanz (Phoenicurus ochruros) Hausrotschwanz beim Ortstockhaus, Braunwald. 2022-07-15 12:33:54 Gumen Profile	XC560014 matches exactly what BirdID describes: 'Alarm call is a chat-like alternation between short, high-pitched "wit" sounds, and series of hard and dry "teck".' The high-pitched call I heard recently was between 5 and 6 KHz, which could help to distinguish between other birds with a deeper voice. The whooping call is sometimes listed as an alarm call. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC657510 - Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros - call.mp3 (call)	Calls: „hüid-tze“ das tze deutlich tiefer. [Link] Calls: Alarm call is a chat-like alternation between short, high-pitched "wit" sounds, and series of hard and dry "teck". [Link] Similar to: Common sandpiper♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC927032 - Common Sandpiper 2-note call - Actitis hypoleucos.mp3 (call)
Common starling / Star (Sturnus vulgaris) Junger Star sitzt auf einem Highland Cattle bei Speck, Fehraltorf. 2022-08-17 14:44:56 Fehraltorf Profile	I hear this occasionally and really enjoy it - a long rising 'whoop', as I call it', starting low at 1 1/2 KHz and rising to 6 1/2 KHz! ♫ 2021-08-23 17:26:09 Source: BirdNet 20210823_172609 birdnet 1968 - European Starling long whoop call - 2021-08-23 17-26-09 - European Starling - Fehraltorf.mp3 Fehraltorf (call)	Personal notes: Frequently seen here, for instance by their nests under the eaves of one of the Toblerone houses. Introduced to North America from Europe by Eugene Schieffelin. Calls: Other calls; a harsh "chaee" and a short sharp "tink". [Link]
European pied flycatcher / Trauerschnäpper (Ficedula hypoleuca) Erster Trauerschnaepper seit Jahren gesehn - im Wald nah beim Naturzentrum. 2024-09-14 17:03:29 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge Profile	♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC918321 - European Pied Flycatcher one-note call - Ficedula hypoleuca.mp3 (call)	Appearance and identification: Kleiner SW Vogel, Kopf schwarz mit weissem Punkt an der Stirn, Bauch weiss. Gesang gar nicht traurig! [Link] Calls: Alarm call a sharp, energetic "wit", often in combination with a short "tic"; "whit-tic". Typically starts with disyllabic notes being repeated 3-5 times, diminishing in pitch and intensity like an echo of the first two syllables. Occasionally throws in a quick diagnostic ascending scale excercise. Clear notes and well defined pauses between phrases. [Link] Similar to: European goldfinch (Birdweather hat mal Baumpieper gesagt wo es gerade Stieglitz gehört hat?)♫ Adult call recorded in the UK. Source: XENOCANTO XC468566 European Goldfinch call in UK.mp3 (call)
Common chiffchaff / Zilpzalp (Phylloscopus collybita) Zilpzalp vorm Fanel-Plattform. 2024-05-22 17:46:23 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge Profile	Repeated rising note, not too loud ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC656913 - Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita - call recorded in Belgium.mp3 (contact call)	Calls: Rufe :einsilbiges „hüid“, hinaufgezogen, wandelbar. [Link] Calls: Contact/alarm call a soft, plaintive ascending "hooeet". Similar to W.Warbler, but shorter with a monosyllabic feel. [Link]
Stereotype melodic
European crested tit / Haubenmeise (Lophophanes cristatus) Haubenmeise am Stazersee bei St Mortiz hebt ab. 2023-02-05 15:48:04 Engadin Profile	5 oder mehr schnelle, aufsteigende Noten. Erinnert mich an die Blaumeise. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC926922 - European Crested Tit - Lophophanes cristatus - 1x4-10 call recorded in Sweden.mp3 (call)	Calls: Call a characteristic vibrating rolling trill "Trrrrurrrurrrit", with last syllable emphasized and ending with ascending pitch. Often preceded by a couple of introductory "tzi tzi". [Link] Similar to: Eurasian blue tit (Birdweather meint mal Haubenmeise wenn es gerade eine Blaumeise gehört hat)♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC574294 blaumeise call.mp3 (call)
European goldfinch / Stieglitz (Carduelis carduelis) Stieglitz. 2024-05-16 10:55:11 Kaltbrunner-Riet Profile	Wild melody (remember these birds are also kept as songbirds in cages. the German name Stieglitz imitates its call (sti-ge-lit) - though I don't hear that! [Link] ♫ Adult call recorded in the UK. Source: XENOCANTO XC468566 European Goldfinch call in UK.mp3 (call)	Calls: Other calls: A harsh budgerigar or house martin-like "trrrtt-trrrrt". [Link]
Simple rhythmic
Eurasian blue tit / Blaumeise (Cyanistes caeruleus) Junge Blaumeise mit gelbem Gesicht, fehlender Kinnstreifen, graue Kopftonsur. 2021-07-19 08:33:44 Fehraltorf Profile	Low-high-high, with lightly raspy start, rather high. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC574294 blaumeise call.mp3 (call)	Personal notes: In How to be a Bad Birdwatcher, Simon Barnes nicely explains hierarchies in feeding groups and how niches prevent blue tits from being starved by the larger, more dominant great tits. Normally they forage differently, he says, and at feeders it's simply clear to both that the great tit goes first. However in May 2021, we watched a blue tit repeatedly chase off a great tit that landed at the feeder where he was already enjoying some sunflower seeds! There are always exceptions to the rules! Calls: Scolding alarm call: "tee-tee-tee-chirruwitt" similar to Great Tit. [Link]
Common sandpiper / Flussuferläufer (Actitis hypoleucos) Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) probing mud banks in Kolkata I IMG 4169, by J.M.Garg - Own work. Source: OTHER Common_Sandpiper_(Actitis_hypoleucos)_probing_mud_banks_in_Kolkata_I_IMG_4169, by J.M.Garg - Own work.jpg Profile	High-pitched, at least in Birdweather detection ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC927032 - Common Sandpiper 2-note call - Actitis hypoleucos.mp3 (call)	Calls: Very vocal with characteristic repertoire of very high-pitched calls. Often heard is a disyllabic call, drawn out and slightly rising in pitch in the second part. This is often repeated in a series of rising tones in a cyclic manner, with approx 5 tones in each cycle. [Link]
Eurasian teal / Krickente (Anas crecca) Krickente Männchen, Klingnauerstausee. 2022-02-05 12:51:34 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake) Profile	Blup blup, fast wie vom Computer generiert, fur mich nohe Noten (obwohl Sonogram nur 2.5 KHz zeigt) ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC619133 - Eurasian Teal - Anas crecca - call.mp3 (call)
Common house martin / Mehlschwalbe (Delichon urbicum) MerlinBirdID meint Mehlschwalbe. 2022-05-21 10:11:56 Leuk Profile	Heard from in the air, loud, with lots of chirps! ♫ 2020-08-10 14:45:28 Source: BirdNet 20200810_144528 birdnet 864 flight call - Common house martin.mp3 Luppmen (flight call)	Calls: Contact call a rolling "krreet". Similar to Sand Martin but noticeably dryer, more rolling and less raucous. Typically varies the pitch of the call more. Warning call a sharp and plaintive "tsreee". [Link]
Long-tailed tit / Schwanzmeise (Aegithalos caudatus) Herzige Schwanzmeise. 2025-01-10 14:59:26 Fehraltorf Profile	Die fast ständig geäusserten, hohen Rufe verraten die kleinen, rastlosen Turner im Gezweig meist schon, bevor sie zu sehen sind. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC517804 Long-tailed tit flight call.mp3 (flight call)	Calls: Call: quite short, chirping, twittering "tzzirrret tzirrrret". Often starting at high pitch and rapidly falling, or just flat. Also a thin, slightly falling "zi zi ziii". [Link]
Non-singer: weird
Jackdaw / Dohle (Coloeus monedula) Dohle-Paar wieder beim Fehraltorf Bahnhof-Parkplatz. 2025-03-19 09:08:59 Fehraltorf Profile	Strange tone, Almost barking or a gull cry. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC604997 - Western Jackdaw - Coloeus monedula - call, recorded in England.mp3 (call)	Calls: Nabu: Ein hartes „kjack“ oder „schack“ sowie ein raues „tschräh“ hört man am häufigsten von der Dohle. Sie ist ein begabtes Stimmwunder und hat eine Vielzahl von Lauten und Imitationen auf Lager. [Link] Calls: meist angenehm klingende, kurze Rufe: "kja", oft mehrfach wiederholt, härteres "kjack!" oder gezogenes "kjaar". [Link] Similar to: Carrion crow ((callIsSimilarTo) Mein Birdweather sagt oft Dohle wenn es eine Rabenkrähe hört)♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC1036835 - Carrion Crow - Corvus corone call.mp3 (call) , Eurasian magpie ((callIsSimilarTo) Mein Birdweather sagt oft Dohle wenn es einen Elster hört)♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC772901 - Eurasian Magpie - Pica pica - rattling call, recorded in Belgium.mp3 (call) Carrion crow
Simple rhythmic: swoop
Common buzzard / Mäusebussard (Buteo buteo) Mäusebussard nah bei Gutenswil. 2024-06-04 10:29:56 Fehraltorf Profile	Klingt ähnlich wie Rotmilan aber kürzer ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC917665 - Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo - call.mp3 (call)	Calls: Most typical call a wailing, mewing "peeoooo". Quite similar to Rough-legged Buzzard, but the pitch falls more rapidly and is then sustained for the last part of the call. [Link]
Red kite / Rotmilan (Milvus milvus) Rotmilan beim Industriegebeit, Fehraltorf. 2025-02-03 16:37:14 Fehraltorf Profile	Etwa vier fallende Noten ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC879195 - Red Kite - Milvus milvus - flight call.mp3 (flight call)	Calls: Differs from Black Kite in being a clear whistle all the way through the call, without "shivering". Higher pitched than Buzzard, and with less pause between calls. [Link] Similar to: Black kite (Sowohl Merlin SoundID wie auch BirdNet haben Schwrzmilan vorgeschlagen, wo es eindeutig und sichtbar ein Rotmilan war? Schwarzmilan hat eher einen schnellern Trill und eine scharfe, quietschende Stimme, und ist in Fehraltorf nicht zu sehen, eher bei Wasser oder Berge. )♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC884100 - Black Kite - Milvus migrans - flight call.mp3 (flight call)
Black kite / Schwarzmilan (Milvus migrans) Schwarzmilan. 2022-05-22 10:42:20 Leuk Profile	Drei fallende Noten ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC884100 - Black Kite - Milvus migrans - flight call.mp3 (flight call)
Non-singer: cawing
Common raven / Kolkrabe (Corvus corax) EIn Kolkrabe wollte anscheinend etwas zum Fressen von uns. 2024-09-14 12:18:14 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge Profile	Graak! ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC779842 - Northern Raven - Corvus corax corax - call recorded in Sweden.mp3 (call)	Good to know: Other: A flock of ravens may be called an unkindness [Literary names of groups and flocks]
Carrion crow / Rabenkrähe (Corvus corone) Rabenkrähe bei der Pferderennbahn, Fehraltorf. 2025-04-01 11:36:14 Fehraltorf Profile	Graak! ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC1036835 - Carrion Crow - Corvus corone call.mp3 (call)	Jackdaw
Non-musical: rasp
Grey heron / Graureiher (Ardea cinerea) Graureiher auf der Insel, Neeracherried. 2022-09-04 08:03:50 Neeracherried Profile	General: Mechanical-sounding sort-of-a-quack Call: Quite vocal. Most common call a short, far reaching and extremely harsh, rasping sound. At breeding ground a varied repertoire of harsh and clattering sounds. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC876171 - Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea - call - Manyeleti Game Reserve, South Africa.mp3 (call)	Calls: Most common call a short, far reaching and extremely harsh, rasping sound. [Link]
No information about call motif
Rock dove / Felsentaube (Columba livia) Rock dove with beautiful orange eyes. 2025-06-06 15:26:39 Stromboli Profile	No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC661807 - Rock Dove call - Columba livia.mp3 (call)
Graylag goose / Graugans (Anser anser) Rote Fuesse und Schnabel koennten auch eine andere Gansart sein, aber die Streifen sind die vom Graugans. 2022-06-04 11:21:54 Kaltbrunner-Riet Profile		Calls: Typically the first syllable is accented, and given with a register break into higher pitch (at 0:18 in recording). [Link]
Black-headed gull / Lachmöwe (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) Cormorant, Graureiher, zwei Lachmöwen am Klingnauerstausee. 2022-02-05 10:35:32 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake) Profile		Calls: Distinct, harsh calls. A rasping "kreearr", and shorter, sharp warning calls; "kek". [Link]
Common wood pigeon / Ringeltaube (Columba palumbus) Common wood pigeon at Calo dOr. 2022-04-08 10:20:02 Profile		Calls: Other: Usual call has 5 coos: 2+1+2, contrasted with the collared dove's 3 = 2+1 [Link]
Gadwall / Schnatterente (Mareca strepera) MerlinBirdID meint Schnatterente - ich habe gehofft herauszufinden welche Ente das typische Gelbe da hinten hat. 2022-02-05 14:34:58 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake) Profile		Calls: Males display-call a short dry rattling or croaking sound and some high whistling notes. Female quacking similar to Mallard, but drier and shriller. [Link]
Mallard / Stockente (Anas platyrhynchos) Stockente Weibchen. 2024-08-02 15:56:02 Greifensee Profile		Calls: Display call a high-pitched short whistle. [Link]
Eurasian collared dove / Türkentaube (Streptopelia decaocto) Türkentaube in der bekannten Birke an der Luppmen. 2024-11-16 16:45:22 Luppmen Profile		Calls: Excitement-call a nasal "wrrraa". [Link]
Green sandpiper / Waldwasserläufer (Tringa ochropus) Waldwasserläufer. 2025-07-17 12:54:08 Kaltbrunner-Riet Profile		Calls: Sharp, penetrating calls. Display call a high-pitched "kee-kleeoo-eet", continuously repeated with a wave-like motion in pitch. Other common calls have similar timbre and tone with different phrasing like; "klooeett -klee-klee-klee-klee-klee" and a rising pitch. [Link]