FOK Songbirds Cheatsheet

Images and brief info about song. A total of 105 species is included, 94 of them have been observed. Birds not observed yet White-winged snowfinch Red-billed chough Alpine accentor Ortolan bunting Bohemian waxwing Wallcreeper Common rosefinch Common grasshopper warbler Collared flycatcher Icterine warbler Woodchat shrike
Two notes One note Sings 5-19 seconds Sings 30 seconds or longer Sings 30 seconds or longer: weird Sings 30 seconds or longer: rasp Improvised melodic Improvised melodic: flourish Improvised melodic: fluting Improvised melodic: rasp Improvised melodic: swoop Improvised melodic: whoop Improvised melodic: trill Stereotype melodic Stereotype melodic: churr Stereotype melodic: rattle Stereotype melodic: trill Simple rhythmic Simple rhythmic: slur Simple rhythmic: rasp Simple rhythmic: trill Non-musical Non-musical: cawing Non-musical: rattle Non-musical: rasp No information about song motif Non-singer: weird Non-singer
Name/Image Song mnemonic/description Description
Two notes
Wood lark / Heidelerche (Lullula arborea)
Wikipedia: Wood lark Source: WIKIPEDIA Lullula_arborea.jpg Profile 		General: Slow for a lark? Fast to me.
Song: Fallend dadui dadui. Or figaro figaro - picture Heidi in an opera. Wenig Variation. [Link]
Der flötende Gesang der Heidelerche gehört zu den schönsten der Vogelwelt und ist tagsüber wie auch nachts zu hören. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC769994 - Woodlark - Lullula arborea - 2-note song recorded in the Netherlands.mp3 (song)

 Appearance and identification: Sieht aus wie ein braun-weisser Drossel mit heller Überaugenstreife/Maske. [Link] Song: Song: Distinct and quite slow for a lark. Consists mainly of varied, disyllabic elements, or single syllables repeated in descending, accelerated phrases. Starting soft and hesitantly, then gaining in strength and speed. [Link]
One note
Western bonelli's warbler / Berglaubsänger (Phylloscopus bonelli)
Wikipedia Berglaubsänger Phylloscopus bonelli. Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikipedia Berglaubsaenger Phylloscopus_bonelli.jpg Profile 		Single note repeated 6 or 8 times quickly in half a second ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC720128 - Western Bonelli's Warbler - Phylloscopus bonelli - song, recorded in France.mp3 (song)

 Song: Reihe(5-10) von gleichhohen Schlägen, ähnlich dem Schwirren der obigen Art [Waldlaubsänger], aber langsamer, einzelne Töne deutlich getrennt, etwas scheppernd. Kann mit Klappergrasmücke verwechselt werden) [Link]
Water pipit / Bergpieper (Anthus spinoletta)
Bergpieper glaube ich. 2023-05-27 09:38:16 Amden Hinder Hoechi Profile 		Er singt überwiegend fliegend ein ein- bis zweisilbiges „zip“ oder „tsi tsi“. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC716570 - Water Pipit - Anthus spinoletta - song, recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (song)

 Appearance and identification: wie ein grauer Fink. [Link] Song: Monoton, GAR NICHT BERGIG. Tsilp tsilp, gleich note, wiederholt sich über 10+ Sekunden, leicht schneller aber nicht zu viel. [Link] Song: Meist drei nicht scharf abgesetzte lange Tonreihen. Singflug. Mittelteilstück rauer und geräuschhafter als bei obiger Art [Wiesenpieper]. [Link] Song: Song slightly more melodious, often with Tree Pipit like glissandi at end of phrase. [Link]
European nuthatch / Kleiber (Sitta europaea)
Kleiber bei St Moritz - nur die können am Baum abwärts laufen. 2023-02-05 16:02:54 Engadin Profile 		6x steigt, wie 6-Buchstaben 'Kleber' Song: Song a simple series of loud notes [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC777051 - Eurasian Nuthatch - Sitta europaea, recorded in France and designated as song - a series of 5-6 whoops, pause and repeat, hard for me to distinguish from a ca-ll.mp3 (song)

 Song: Other: The song is very variable, with rising and falling notes, sometimes with repetition of excitement calls. [Link] Song: The song is a slow whistled pee-pee-pee with many variants, including a faster version, and may be intermingled with the call. [Link] Song: Other: Song a simple series of loud notes. [Link] Song: Song a simple series of loud notes. [Link]
Meadow pipit / Wiesenpieper (Anthus pratensis)
Wikipedia: Meadow pipit Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Wiesenpieper_Meadow_pipit.jpg Profile 		Single note, possibly rising at the end. (Or: long 4 second phrases, gradually louder then softer; swoopy or whoopy.) Sings in flight. BirdID: Song very similar to Rock Pipit, but tone less full and more brittle. Lacks Rock Pipit's closing trill, and beginning is less "hammering". - but what does a rock pipit sound like? ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC722919 - Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis - song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Ähnlich Baumpieper, aber ohne Zia-Rufe. Vollständiger Gesang nur in flatterndem Singflug. Lange Strophen. Mittelstück meist zart und hoch [Link] Song: Song very similar to Rock Pipit, but tone less full and more brittle. Lacks Rock Pipit's closing trill, and beginning is less "hammering". [Link]
Sings 5-19 seconds
Eurasian penduline-tit / Beutelmeise (Remiz pendulinus)
Wikipedia: Eurasian penduline-tit Source: WIKIPEDIA Remiz_pendulinus_%28Marek_Szczepanek%29_zoom.jpg Profile 		Nabu: In den Gesang werden viele Pausen, Triller und Rufe eingebaut. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC357228 - Eurasian Penduline Tit - Remiz pendulinus - song, 3 second melody mixed with occasional swoop calls.mp3 (song)
European serin / Girlitz (Serinus serinus)
Girlitz in Levanto. 2024-05-30 06:15:49 Levanto Profile 		Weird hectic song, and you'll probably hear them but not see them, which is a shame, because they're a colorful yellow bird. The song seems to defy description - described variously as the jingling of a bunch of keys, like crushing glass or the pouring of broken glass (the German Wikipedia refers to a nickname 'Glasscutter'), the sound of a cork twising in a bottle (Thomas Seilnacht on digitalefolien.ch), and one source I can no longer find talked about a ruined cassette tape. A Portuguese web site aptly calls it 'a high-pitched and fast rambled sum of indistinctive elements', and U. Cornell's ebird.org calls it frantically fast, oiseaux-birds.com 'a prolonged, wheezy, chirping', beautyofbirds.com 'a buzzing trill'.
Der Gesang des Girlitz ... ist nicht so melodisch wie der des verwandten Kanarienvogels [auch Kanariengirlitz genannt]. Er wurd schon mit 'einem schnell zürückgespulten Kassentenrekorder' verglichen oder als 'hastig quitschend' bezeichnet. [Link]
Das Gesangsrepertoire umfasst über 50 komplexe Silben, die in einem sehr schnellen Tempo und einer sehr stereotypen Reihenfolge eigene Lieder bilden. Starke Variationen finden sich im Übergang von einer Tour (zusammenhängenden Abfolge von Silben, also (Teil-)Strophe) in eine andere (Modulation). Das Gesangsrepertoire ist unter den Stieglitzartigen (Carduelinae) einzigartig.[1] Zudem umfasst es eine variable Menge an Silben, die auch im Gesang anderer Vögel verwendet werden. Es konnte bewiesen werden, dass die Komposition des Repertoires geographisch variiert. [Wikipedia setzt sich ernsthaft mit dem Gesang auseinander] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC637940 - European Serin - Serinus serinus - song, recorded in France.mp3 (song)

 Song: Song a hectic, jingling, continuous trill, like the pouring of broken glass. The highest notes are constantly modulated to form vague motifs. Timbre comparable to Corn Bunting. [Link] Similar to: European goldfinch (Habe ich oft mit den Steiglitz verwechselt, aber der Girlitz singt schneller, länger, mit weniger Struktur)♫ Adult call recorded in the UK. Source: XENOCANTO XC468566 European Goldfinch call in UK.mp3 (call)

Citril finch / Zitronenzeisig (Carduelis citrinella)
Zitronenzeisig. 2023-05-27 09:55:48 Amden Hinder Hoechi Profile 		Wild warbling of about 7 seconds ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC372554 - Citril Finch - Carduelis citrinella - song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Wikipedia sagt ähnelt dem Gesang des Stieglitzes, in Aufbau und Tonfolge auch dem Girlitz. Song: Scheint nicht viel zu singen - XenoCanto hat nur 6 Seiten von Aufnahmen!
Sings 30 seconds or longer
Alpine accentor / Alpenbraunelle (Prunella collaris)
Wikipedia: Alpine accentor Source: WIKIPEDIA Prunella_collaris.jpg Profile No documented observation ■■ Habitats: Mountain
 Fast, long, chirpy ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC688398 - Alpine Accentor - Prunella collaris - long song recorded in France.mp3 (song)

 Song: Song is a varied stream of melodious and chattering notes, more resembling skylark than the much higher pitched Dunnock. [Link]
Eurasian siskin / Erlenzeisig (Spinus spinus)
Erlenzeisig beim Ortstockhaus nahe Braunwald. 2022-07-15 11:38:28 Gumen Profile 		bird-song.ch sagt Gesang zwitschernd und trillernd und ähnlich wie Girlitz - ich finde auch, es hat das hohe chaotische von den mit ab und zu was rohem. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC714393 - Eurasian Siskin - Spinus spinus.mp3 (song)

 Song: Distinct calls and song. The contact call is also prominent in the improvised song. Other typical sounds in the song includes a peculiar wheeze, like someone sucking their teeth, and lots of expert mimicry. [Link]
Eurasian skylark / Feldlerche (Alauda arvensis)
Feldlerche auf einer Sonnenblume, Neunkirch. 2023-07-16 10:19:38 Neunkirch, Schaffhausen Profile 		Fast chirpy improvization without a break, not very high, reminds me of a nightingale or a Eurasian reed warbler/Teichrohrsänger with the exact rhythm, but most likely sung in a cornfield. Or a Singdrossel that repeats its elements longer that that guy. Repeats elements 1-8 times. Sometimes buzzy/trilly. Can go on for minutes at a time. Ich habe es auch mit einem Amsel verwechselt, da er lang und melodisch, fast wie Amsel aber hört nicht auf. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC685846 - Eurasian Skylark - Alauda arvensis - song, recorded in France.mp3 (song)

 Good to know: Aus dem Kurzjahresbericht BirdLife Schweiz 2022: Die Feldlerche, Vogel des Jahres 2022..., ist eihne dieser bredrohten Arten, welche durch die Industrialisierung der Landwirtschaft ausgerottet wird. [Link] Appearance and identification: Somewhat like a house sparrow but 18-19 cm long, not 14-15, kleiner als Star. Ruffled head feathers. NABU says streaks on breast contrast with white belly. [Link] Song: Song a pleasing energetic stream of chirping, merry trills, interspersed with mimicry. Trills quite resonant with fairly full tone. Song usually given in flight high in the air. Less characteristic, shorter, weaker and more varied song when given from ground. [Link]
Red-backed shrike / Neuntöter (Lanius collurio)
Neuntöter im Apfelbaum beim Bauernhof Friedliweid. 2024-08-03 17:39:44 Friedliweid Profile 		Reminds me a bit of a Rohrsaenger/Feldlerche with its short, varied bits. BirdID says Song surprisingly varied with many expert imitations of small passerines, interwoven with bell-like ringing and dry chirping sounds. May be confusing and hard to identify if bird not seen. Song not very loud, but phrases can be very long. 'May be confusing' - tell me about it! What's not confusing about trying to tell apart 422 species of Swiss birds! ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC386987 - Red-backed Shrike - Lanius collurio - song with mimicry.mp3 (song)

 Personal notes: Saw this masked bandit at Maienfeld. I was also told where to find it in the hedges at the Stille Reuss in Rottenschwil. Song: Call a hard "check check" (like striking two rocks together), and a variable nasal "twee" Song surprisingly varied with many expert imitations of small passerines, interwoven with bell-like ringing and dry chirping sounds. May be confusing and hard to identify if bird not seen. Song not very loud, but phrases can be very long. [Link] Similar to: Marsh warbler (Sounds like a more melodic, less staccato marsh warbler to me, see above.)Eurasian skylark (Reminds me a a Skylark (Feldlerche) with its short, varied bits.)♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC772869 - Eurasian Skylark - Alauda arvensis - flight call.mp3 (flight call)

Woodchat shrike / Rotkopfwürger (Lanius senator)
Wikipedia: Woodchat shrike Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-17_5_2012_averla_capirossa_strillozzo_091.jpg Profile No documented observation ❑❑ Habitats: Agricultural
critically endangered 		Territorial song loud and varied. Often repeats phrases and includes mimicry. Alternative [non-territorial] song a more continuous chattering with impressive mimicry similar to Red-backed and Lesser Grey Shrike, and difficult to separate from those. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC722557 - Woodchat Shrike - Lanius senator - song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Territorial song loud and varied. Often repeats phrases and includes mimicry. Alternativ song a more continuous chattering with impressive mimicry similar to Red-backed and Lesser Grey Shrike, and difficult to separate from those. [Link]
Sedge warbler / Schilfrohrsänger (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Schilfrohrsänger. 2022-06-04 11:48:08 Kaltbrunner-Riet Profile 		Constant stream of equally spaced sounds. vogelwarte.ch has a sample that churrs and trills, similar rhythm to reed warbler / Teichrohrsänger, so maybe that's what it was. Listening on YouTube videos, you'd call it percussion rather than song! ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC720662 - Sedge Warbler - Acrocephalus schoenobaenus - song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Gesang sehr ähnlich dem Teichrohrsänger. Aber nicht so im Takt. Bevorzugte Tongebilde werden mehrmals wiederholt. Des öftern Singflug über dem Schilf. [Link] Song: Song vigorous and varied. [Link]
Sings 30 seconds or longer: weird
Marsh warbler / Sumpfrohrsänger (Acrocephalus palustris)
Sumpfrohrsänger wahrscheinlich. 2021-05-04 08:12:50 Flachsee am Reuss Profile 		Weird, squeaky, urgent, more variable than reed warbler, with imitations of European and African birds. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC570644 - Marsh Warbler - Acrocephalus palustris - song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Der Virtuose unter den Rohrsängern! Meisterhafter Imitator anderer Vogelstimmen. Viele wirbelnde und zwirlende Laute, wenig schnarrende. Variable Tempi. [Link] Song: Song extremely varied and full of mimicry of both European and African species. Up to 75 species imitated by the same bird. Phrases often repeated 2-4 times, and different phrases may overlap. Nevertheless, clearly defined phrases with marked pauses. Sometimes more flowing streams of notes, but less so than Icterine Warbler. Most similar to Icterine and Blyth's Reed Warbler. Softer timbre than Icterine, and not so loud. [Link]
Eurasian reed warbler / Teichrohrsänger (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Teichrohrsänger. 2024-05-20 08:58:41 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake) Profile 		Weird, squeaky, urgent. Slower than Sumpfrohrsaenger. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC653035 - Eurasian Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus scirpaceus - song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Gleichmässiges Tempo! Man kann den Takt schlagen dazu.(Metronomsänger) Oft 2-3x wiederholte kurze Motive. Viele schnarrende Töne. [Link] Song: By far easiest to identify by song: Characteristic, almost metric and even rhythm, very different from Sedge Warbler. Squeaky timbre with many, almost bizarre, harmonics. Phrases generally repeated 2-3 times. [Link] Similar to: Marsh warbler (Schnell wechselnde kurze Themen wie Sumpfrohrsänger aber in exaktem Takt (und bei uns früher als der Sumpfrohrsänger). [Link])
Sings 30 seconds or longer: rasp
Great reed warbler / Drosselrohrsänger (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
Drosselrohrsänger, Leukerfeld. 2022-05-21 10:39:42 Leuk Profile 		General: Sounds to me like croak cheep cheep! Listening on YouTube videos, you'd call it percussion rather than song!
Song: In Vergleich zu Teichrohrsänger langsamer und lauter. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC661392 - Great Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus arundinaceus - song.mp3 (song)

 Personal notes: Zuerst in Bolle Magadino gesehen und gehört. Song: Gesang ähnlich Teichrohrsänger, aber viel lauter, Tonhöhenunterschiede 2-3 Oktaven. Karre-Kit-Sänger.. Sehr taktmässig. [Link] Song: Song similar to Reed Warbler in timbre, but much deeper and slower. [Link]
Improvised melodic
Whinchat / Braunkehlchen (Saxicola rubetra)
Whinchat aka Braunkehlchen in Andermatt. 2025-06-14 09:58:09 Andermatt Profile 		General: Short buzzy trilly sounds, 5-8 notes, high.
Song: Gesang hat zwei Teile wie erster und dritter vom Hausrotschwanz. Steigend, fallend. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC775379 - Whinchat - Saxicola rubetra - song, recorded in Sweden.mp3 (song)

 Personal notes: Diesen Vogel haben wir paarweise in einem Rapsfeld entdeckt. Von weitem konnte man nur etwas orange Farbe entdecken. Ich habe ihn 2 Tage später im gleichen Feld gesucht und bin um das ganze Feld gelaufen. Erst am Ende habe ich ihn gesehen: am Anfang, sicher 100m von mit entfernt und um 2 Ecken. Da habe ich dieses Foto gemacht und in Büchern, Apps und Internet nach seiner Identität gesucht. Als ich ein sehr ähnliches Bild auf ornitho.ch gefunden habe, wo er auch auf einer Rapspflanze drauf sitzt, sah ich es als bestätigt, dass es ein Braunkelchen war.

Song: Song: Kurzes (3-7 Töne) Liedchen mit 1-2 Kreischlauten, (ähnlich der Mittellaute b. Hausrotschwanz) variabel. Ahmt auch andere Vögel nach. [Link] Song: Song variable with lots of mimicry. The short phrases starts with dry, rattling or sneering trills, followed by clear whistling notes and expert mimicry. More varied, both in tone and tempo, than both Stonechat and Wheatear. [Link]

Garden warbler / Gartengrasmücke (Sylvia borin)
Das muss ein Gartengrasmücke sein im Feld bei W-Wiher, noch nie so in Getreide gesehen, aber es klingt plausibel. 2024-06-27 18:57:05 Fehraltorf Profile 		Song: Hard to distinguish from Mönchsgrasmücke/black cap, but they sing much longer and don't end with a typical short melody like the black caps. [Link]
'minutenlang anhaltenden, plaudernden und abwechslungsreichen Gesang' [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC728633 - Garden Warbler - Sylvia borin - song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Sprudelnd, orgelnd, die längsten Strophen aller hiesigen Grasmücken. Mit vielen reinen, volltönenden Tönen. Ohne Überschlag der Mönchsgrasmücke. [Link] Song: Song: a full bodied, flowing, melodious stream of notes, distinguished by its almost constant, warbled quality and lack of clear whistling notes (see Blackcap). Tempo is fairly even. Beware confusion possibility with occasional subsong of Blackcap that never reaches the whistling part! Call a nasal "che". [Link] Similar to: Black cap warbler♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC546030 black cap warbler so-called tac and djii call.mp3 (call)

Icterine warbler / Gelbspötter (Hippolais icterina)
Wikipedia: Icterine warbler Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Hippolais_icterina2.jpg Profile No documented observation ■■ Habitats: Agricultural
endangered 		Short bits 4-8 notes, sometimes with a little pause, overall a greenfinch feel. Some whoops, some chucks like a great tit, some bits like a house sparrow, even a meow. BirdLife Schweiz says full of vigor, includes some mis-tones and creaky calls; eBird says Song is fast, loud, and melodious with lots of mimicry.Can sing low (2k) or high (10k) ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC772854 - Icterine Warbler - Hippolais icterina - song, recorded in Sweden.mp3 (song)

 Song: Sein lauter, lebhafter und variabler Gesang setzt sich aus flötenden, zwitschernden und nasalen Tönen sowie Imitationen anderer Vogelarten wie Drosseln, Meisen, Schwalben oder Pirol zusammen. [Scheint mir aus Segmente von ~2 Sekunden zu bestehen.] [Link] Song: Song very virtuous and varied. Most similar to Marsh Warbler, but timbre and attack harder and more powerful. Tempo varied with many pauses, but includes longer, and more flowing sequences than Marsh Warbler. Song frequently interrupted by characteristic, nasal, high-pitched squeaks unlike Marsh Warbler. Master of mimicry. Imitations are often repeated several times before changing to melodious motifs or more "noisy" phrases. [Link]
Black cap warbler / Mönchsgrasmücke (Sylvia atricapilla)
Mönchsgrasmücke. 2024-05-16 12:18:58 Kaltbrunner-Riet Profile 		They sometimes sing like a blackbird on speed - also non-stereotypic, seemingly improvised, in short bursts. Our local guy ends most of his songs with the same seven notes, which I find a good way to confirm the identification. In Ticino we often heard the 'Leiern' sound - the warblers would sing just the first 3 notes of a longer song, then stop. The order varied; high-medium-low I call 'Figaro' as in the opera, low-high-medium 'whiskey bar', as it sounded to me like the Kurt Weill lyrics, 'O-oh-show me-the-way to-the-next whis-ke-bar' - but the warbler usually stopped after 'way' or 'next' The British authors of The Sound Approach claim to hear 'a warblel and a whistle'. ♫ 2021-03-31 08:19:11 Source: BirdNet 20210331_081911 birdnet 1345 - Eurasian Blackcap, first confirmed detection in 2021 - Eurasian Blackcap - Fehraltorf.mp3 Fehraltorf (song?)✔
 Song: Mit schwätzendem Vorgesang, (kann auch kurz sein oder ganz fehlen) der dann in klare, kräftige, zum Ende hin in wehmütige Flötentöne übergeht (Überschlag) [Link] Song: Song pleasing, varied and loud. Sometimes very similar to Garden Warbler. A typical phrase starts with soft, staccato chattering and mimicry, which after a few seconds changes to a much louder, pure and resonant stream of notes for about 3-5 seconds. No fixed motif, but may end phrases with recurring notes. Often deviates from the characteristic type of song, and identification from song alone may be impossible. May sing first part of song for extended periods without ever reaching the characteristic ending. [Link] Similar to: Common blackbird (So say I - similar tone, less inventive with motifs it uses most of the time (though regionally different), no high bits at end)♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC919083 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - 1-note alarm call in Estonia.mp3 (alarm call)

, Garden warbler (Gartengrasmücke meistens länger, [Link])♫ 2025-07-23 17:28:00 Wildert (call)
Common rock thrush / Steinrötel (Monticola saxatilis)
Steinrötel. 2022-05-21 15:13:24 Leuk Profile 		Nabu: Den weichen, melodischen Gesang trägt das Männchen zumeist im Singflug vor. [Link] Song: Song varied and pleasing, and often very difficult to tell from Blue Rock-thrush. It is generally softer, more varied and the deeper notes are less tremulous and vibrating. A higher proportion of the song is in the higher register, with fewer lower fluting sounds, and more mimicry. Both sexes sing, but females less than males. [Link]
Improvised melodic: flourish
Common blackbird / Amsel (Turdus merula)
Wunderschöner junge Amsel. 2024-05-29 07:27:36 Levanto Profile 		Other: Gut zu erkennen ist die Amsel. Sie singt melodiös, erklärt Heller, «zuerst flötend und dann gegen Schluss so schnirpslig». Die Amsel singe gerne dort, wo sie gut gehört werde, etwa vor Hauswänden, die den Schall nicht schlucken. Ich wollte schauen was schnirpslig heisst, aber diese ist diese einzige Verwendung, die Google kennt! Der flötende Teil ist relativ tief, 1.5-3 KHz, der schnirpslige aber 2.5-7 KHz. (Schnirpslig ist ein schones Wort das der Redner erfunden hat - Google findet nur diese eine Webseite mit dem Wort!) [Von der SRF Webseite:] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC926712 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - nice song recorded in New Zealand.mp3 (song)
 Song: Melodisch flötend dazwischen auch zerquetschte Töne. Die Elemente werden nicht wiederholt. Singt von Singwarte aus. Ca. 100 verschiedene Strophentypen. [Link] Song: One of the most appreciated song birds. Very melodious and resonant, with long mellow notes and a large register. Less high pitched sounds than Song Thrush, and seldom repeats a phrase. Timbre fuller than both Song Thrush and Mistle Thrush. Well defined pauses between phrases, giving the song a relaxed pace. [Link]
Improvised melodic: fluting
European robin / Rotkehlchen (Erithacus rubecula)
Rotkehlchen - sie singen endlich wieder. 2021-10-24 09:57:40 Neeracherried Profile 		General: High pitched but also going low, e.g. 2.9-7.7 KHz.
Song: Only for a short period in late summer while they are moulting and inconspicuous do robins stop singing. Both sexes sing. [RSPB article] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC782997 - European Robin - Erithacus rubecula - song recorded in Italy.mp3 Italy (song)

 Song: Song medium to very high pitched, with mostly clear tones with a liquid quality. Timbre reminiscent of Wren or Dunnock, but with a much more varied structure and tempo. Pitch ranges from very high to low, almost thrush-like, notes. No recognizable motifs. Often ends on a rising or falling pitch, giving it a "Chinese" accent. [Link]
Improvised melodic: rasp
Northern wheatear / Steinschmätzer (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Male northern wheatear, photo by Andreas Trepte - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5 Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikimedia Steinschmaetzer_Northern_wheatear_male.jpg Profile 		The Wheatear song consists of short phrases with marked pauses. Each phrase is often introduced by the "weet" sound, then followed by hastened, creaking, rattling and warbling sounds of 1-2 seconds duration. The "check" sound is also often included in the song. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC319898 - Northern Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe - song recorded in Scotland and includes creaking or rattling mentioned at Nord U BirdID.mp3 Scotland (song)

 Song: Kurze, wechselvolle Strophe mit vielen unreinen Tönen. Meist von erhöhter Warte aus oder in kurzem Singflug vorgetragen. [Link] Song: The Wheatear song consists of short phrases with marked pauses. The "check" sound is also often included in the song. [Link]
White-throated dipper / Wasseramsel (Cinclus cinclus)
Wasseramsel in Andermatt. 2025-06-14 10:07:13 Andermatt Profile 		Wonderfully weird sequence of chirps, cheeps, growls. Elements often repeated twice. In a quiz, I mistook it for a starling. This recording reminds me of other water songbirds like the Marsh warbler and various reed warblers. ♫ Wonderfully weird sequence of chirps, cheeps, growls with repeated elements. Source: XENOCANTO XC512901-Wasseramsel.mp3 (song?)

 Song: Song a mid tempo, staccato improvisation on contact call-like sounds. Not unlike a budgerigar. Both sexes sing, the female less melodic and more staccato than the male. [Link]
Improvised melodic: swoop
Song thrush / Singdrossel (Turdus philomelos)
Singdrossel bei Unterer Buchholzweg, Fehraltorf. 2024-05-13 07:33:52 Fehraltorf Profile 		Paced like a blackbird, humorous mix of elements like a nightingale. Huge range, elements from 2-5 KHz, others 6.5-9 KHz. Can sing for up to 50 minutes, and a male may know 100 melodies in its repertoire. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC749679 - Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos - single-note swooping call.mp3 (song)
 Song: Klangfarbe ähnlich obiger Art [Amsel], aber jedes Element 2-4mal wiederholt, Pausen zwischen den Phrasen.(klingt oft wie „Philipp“, oder „Judith“) Einzige Drossel unseres Gebietes die diese Wiederholungen macht. Singt oft nicht von Baumspitze aus, sondern aus dem Geäst. [Link]
Improvised melodic: whoop
Common starling / Star (Sturnus vulgaris)
Junger Star sitzt auf einem Highland Cattle bei Speck, Fehraltorf. 2022-08-17 14:44:56 Fehraltorf Profile 		I find their individual song amusing, with its (long) whoops and weird noises. As a group, they're just noisy! ♫ 2025-11-20 16:59:58 Switzerland (song?)
 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. Song: Song a highly varied mix of falling whistles, bill-clappering and various masterful mimicry. [Link]
Improvised melodic: trill
Bluethroat / Blaukehlchen (Luscinia svecica)
I had an ID via app for an immature or female bluethroat - which has no blue throat, but long legs and a relatively short tail in comparison - could be this. 2024-02-17 07:02:22 Laos Profile 		Often one little phrase or even a single note repeated, a bit like a nightingale? Occasional figaro? ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC131272 - Bluethroat - Luscinia svecica volgae - song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Song: Structure slightly similar to Nightingale, but tone much thinner and less full-bodied. A good impersonator and various imitations are interwoven among metallic, ringing sounds to form a complex, intriguing song. [Link]
Common nightingale / Nachtigall (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Common nightingales - das erste Mal das ich sie gesehen habe und direkt beim Haus in Fehraltorf. 2020-04-19 07:41:56 Fehraltorf Profile 		Can be a sequence of unrelated weird but musical sounds - trills, churrs, human-like whistles - very amusing. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC505897 - Common Nightingale - Luscinia megarhynchos - song, recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (song)

 Song: The song is the best characteristic to separate it from T. Nightingale. [Link]
Melodious warbler / Orpheusspötter (Hippolais polyglotta)
Wikipedia: Melodious warbler Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Hippolais_polyglotta.jpg Profile 		Repeats bits 6-9 times, makes pauses, but also sings like mad with a distorted chirpy voice. Sometimes sings a descending trill that could be a giveaway. Can sing low (2k) or fairly high (8k) ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC732212 - Melodious Warbler - Hippolais polyglotta - Orpheusspoetter adult male song in Croatia.mp3 Croatia (song)
Eurasian wren / Zaunkönig (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Zaunkönig im Garten am Bodensee. 2024-01-01 13:32:24 Güttingen Profile 		High-pitched, melodic, very variable with many trills and whistles. At least 3 seconds long, switching low to high 6 times or more, always a trill in the mix.
Der deutsche Kalendar für 2025 sagt, sie könnten ab Drei-Königs-Tag singen, d.h. ab 6. Januar. nabu.de sagt ab 1. Februar, Drei-Königs-Tag ist eventuell nur wegen dem Namen Zaunkönig? ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC916662 - Eurasian Wren song in China - Troglodytes troglodytes.mp3 (song)

 Song: Auffällig laut für den kleinen Vogel. Singt auch im Winter! Schmetternd, mit einem bis zwei Trillern als letztes oder vorletztes Glied. [Link] Song: Song surprisingly loud. A high-pitched stream of clear notes resembling Robin and Dunnock in timbre. Differs from those in showing frequent shifts in pitch with much larger register than Dunnock, and by the unique, numerous, interspersed long trills. [Link] Similar to: European greenfinch (Beide haben abwechselnde kurze Muster, nur der Grünfink hat den typischen fallenden 'Swoop' wie auch bei seinen Rufen.)♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC919412 - European Greenfinch - Chloris chloris - alarm call, aka wheeze.mp3 (alarm call)

, Common chaffinch (Structure is similar but wren song more variable and often longer, also flatter)♫ Recorded by Paul Driver in Mundford, Norfolk, UK Source: XENOCANTO XC71019 common chaffinch rain call.mp3 (rain call)

Stereotype melodic
White wagtail / Bachstelze (Motacilla alba)
Bachstelze. 2024-05-16 11:54:46 Kaltbrunner-Riet Profile 		Plaetschert wie ein Bach General: Usually just calls. This song is just a few chirpy slurs, sometimes rising-rising-falling.
Song: Zirpt wie ein Sperling aber weniger Noten. Lh lh lh [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC694995 - White Wagtail - Motacilla alba - song recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (song)

 Song: Song either slow and primitive, consisting of sharp falling notes given by perched birds, or longer fast and energic bursts in excited song-flight. [Link]
Blue rock-thrush / Blaumerle (Monticola solitarius)
MerlinBirdID schlägt Blaumerle vor, könnte aber genauso gut in Kaltbrunnerriet ein Amsel sein. 2022-06-04 12:05:18 Kaltbrunner-Riet Profile 		Pretty short up-and-down song heard in Mallorca ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC659831 - Blue Rock Thrush - Monticola solitarius - song is a variable up and down - recorded in France.mp3 (song)

 Song: The song is a beautiful, melodious fluting which can be very difficult to distinguish from M. saxatilis. It generally has a more melancholic feel, with more tremulous fluting than the latter, with less lingering in the higher register. The structure is variable and simple, but sometimes more elaborate in song-flight or when including mimicry. Both sexes sing, but male most actively. [Link]
Common linnet / Bluthänfling (Linaria cannabina)
Paar bei Colonia de Sant Pere, Mallorca - MerlinBirdID suggests eurasian linnet or less likely cirl bunting. 2022-04-15 15:36:36 Profile 		General: Ähnlich wie ein Rohrsänger aber nur kurze Segmente mit klaren Pausen.
Song: Nabu: Sein Gesang umfasst trillernde, kurze und musikalische pfeifende Laute, unter anderem „piUU“, „trrüh“ und „tu-ki-jüüh“. [Link]
Song: Gesang ist fast Rohrsänger-artig, relativ hoch und zirpend. Manchmal mit kleinen Pausen. bird-song Aufnahme where kurz, llll mhllll [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC705526 - Common Linnet - Linaria cannabina cannabina - song, recorded in England.mp3 (song)

 Song: Gesang für mich ähnlich wie Grünfink. Song: Song a varied, sweet stream of contact calls, mimicry and trills with a staccato feel. [Link]
Tawny pipit / Brachpieper (Anthus campestris)
Wikipedia: Tawny pipit Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Anthus_campestris-3.jpg Profile 		Song simple. Consists of three notes merged in a short, continuous and ringing "tsee-ro-ee", given every 1-2 seconds. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC726515 - Tawny Pipit - Anthus campestris - song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Song simple. Consists of three notes merged in a short, continuous and ringing "tsee-ro-ee", given every 1-2 seconds. Timbre is wagtail-like and intonation variable, but consistent in each song. Flight call similar in timbre, like a cross between Yellow Wagtail and House Sparrow (song). Thinner and more wagtail-like than Richard's Pipit. [Link]
Common chaffinch / Buchfink (Fringilla coelebs)
Buchfink, sieht für mich gut ernährt aus! 2025-01-04 15:58:56 Greater Fehraltorf Profile 		General: A medium long phrase that slowly descends (I think of it bouncing down a staircase), then usually takes a jump up before a final descent.
Song: In Bavaria the mnemonic for the typical chaffinch song is: „Ich hätte gerne ein Weizenbier“, i.e. "I'd like another Weizenbier". [DasHaus] ♫ 2024-06-25 08:29:58 Source: Zoom H6/H2n Mettmenalp, GL (call)

 Song: Song a falling 5 sec. phrase "zitt-zitt-chep-chepp-chu-chu-churrurrwitt". Structurally similar to Willow Warbler, but with a conclusive, ascending and accented ending, and with a much harder, finch-like, timbre. [Link]
Red crossbill / Fichtenkreuzschnabel (Loxia curvirostra)
Fichtenkreuzschnabel. 2025-10-16 14:46:49 Engadin Profile 		Repeated hi-low pattern...well, doesn't always sound like that. The very short beginning of my Stazersee recording before the static sets in does, as well as a song found online. One recording reminds me of cicada sounds. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC775798 - Red Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra - song.mp3 (song)

 Song: The song consist of improvised, resonant twittering, and series of contact calls with no apparent phrases. It is generally faster, with less marked pauses than in Parrot Crossbill, and the phrasing seems more random. [Link]
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 		Buchfink diva Song similar to common chaffinch but higher, faster, tendency to descend but with more ups and downs. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC556112-Fitis_1 Laubsänger 2 song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Reihe v. Pfeiflauten (ca 12) etwas abfallend. Klingt ähnlich Buchfink, aber etwas traurig, melancholisch, wie in moll-Tonart. [Link] Song: By far most easily identified by it's call or song. Song: A 3-5 second, falling phrase of soft, rippling "svi-svi" sounds, starting high with some attack, and then falling in a mellow manner. The phrase lacks any conclusion, and diminishes both in strength and tempo. [Link] Similar to: Common chaffinch♫ Recorded by Paul Driver in Mundford, Norfolk, UK Source: XENOCANTO XC71019 common chaffinch rain call.mp3 (rain call)

Short-toed treecreeper / Gartenbaumläufer (Certhia brachydactyla)
Baumläufer, wahrscheinlich Gartenbaumläufer. 2022-07-18 08:58:32 Greifensee Profile 		'Gar-ten-baum-LÄU-FER' It sounds to me like a 5-7 note song like 'five k low high higher', 'short song in the gar-DEN'. The individual notes have the same backward checkmark shape as the call. It's basically the same across Europe.
The song of the nominate subspecies is an evenly spaced sequence of notes teet-teet-teet-e-roi-tiit. [Link]
Its song is short, loud and rhythmic. [Link]
[In comparison with the visually similar Eurasian treecreeper, it] has a clearer, louder more staccato contact call of ‘sreet’ or ‘sree’ and a short ‘wit’ during normal activity [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC625133 - Short-toed Treecreeper - Certhia brachydactyla - song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Kurz u. bündig! (Gartenwege sind kurz.) Tonreihe am Schluss ansteigend. „Hesch du gseh woni bi? [Link] Song: Song diagnostic, and introductory notes often used singly when interacting. Full song starts with one or two staccato introductory notes, the first higher pitched than the second, followed by a rapid, ascending crescendo ending in a drawn-out, less pure "sree". The tone is loud and much more penetrating and clear than C. familiaris. [Link]
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 		I though I had these guys figured out after hearing them in Locarno several times, but they're hard to get a handle on! At BirdID they are described the first two parts of a three-part song like this: 'an ascending single note, immediately followed by a trill', whereas in Locarno I heard an initial high-low-high-low, sometimes without the final low, perhaps also a quick middle note, and no trill. Then a relatively short blackbird or warbler-like tune of maybe 5-8 notes. Listening to more recordings at XenoCanto has completely confused me now! BirdID also says the song is similar to the black redstart, which I sometimes hear at XenoCanto, but never did in Locarno! They also note a similarity to the Lesser Whitethroat (Klappergrasmücke), which I hope to hear in Maienfeld. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC551707 - Common Redstart - Phoenicurus phoenicurus.mp3 (song?)

 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. Song: Fängt immer mit denselben 3 Tönen an, einem „dih dede“, wobei das dih etwa ein bis zwei Töne höher liegt. Dann folgt eine kurze Strophe mehr oder weniger reine Töne. Das Ganze ist ziemlich individuell. [Link] Song: Song distinct, with three parts: First an ascending single note, immediately followed by a trill, then concluding with a squeaky, rattling improvisation that usually contains some mimicry. [Link] Similar to: Lesser whitethroat (So says BirdID)♫ Source: OTHER 575779 (call)
, Black redstart (So says BirdID)♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC657510 - Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros - call.mp3 (call)

, Common blackbird (So say I - shorter, with stereotyped beginning)♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC919083 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - 1-note alarm call in Estonia.mp3 (alarm call)

Eurasian bullfinch / Gimpel (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Von Frühstückstisch aus durchs Fenster fotografiert - ein Gimpel! 2024-06-25 08:07:08 Mettmenalp, GL Profile 		3-note long M, pause, HL (somewhat falling)...Gim! Gim-peeel! Sounds a bit like a pirol. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC637392 - Eurasian Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula - song, recorded in France.mp3 (song)

 Song: Song a quiet, modest mix of contact call and various chirping sounds, with peculiar harmonics. [Link] Similar to: Eurasian golden oriole (Ton ähnlich wie Pirol)♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC565722 eurasian golden oriole call.mp3 (call)

Collared flycatcher / Halsbandschnäpper (Ficedula albicollis)
Wikipedia: Collared flycatcher Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Collared_flycatcher_%28Ficedula_albicollis%29.jpg Profile No documented observation ■❑ Habitats: Forest
 Mein Halsband, mein Halsband, er schnäppt Simple tune... ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC727811 - Collared Flycatcher - Ficedula albicollis - song, recorded in Croatia.mp3 Croatia (song)
Dunnock / Heckenbraunelle (Prunella modularis)
Heckenbraunelle singt auf Baumspitze - nicht in der Hecke. 2024-06-25 07:33:46 Mettmenalp, GL Profile 		General: High-pitched, repetitive but complex little tune, 3 seconds long with about 15 notes rising and falling, falling at the end, then 3 second pause.
Song: Melodisch, slowly rising, roughly like black-cap warbler, which I guessed in the bird-song.ch quiz. [Link]
Schnell wie ein Rotkehlchen aber nicht herunter plätschernd, hoch und runter zwischen 3 und 7 kHz. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC778759 - Dunnock - Prunella modularis - song recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (song)

 Song: Singt schon im Vorfrühling. Klangfarbe ähnlich Gartenbaumläufer. Aufbau ähnlich Zaunkönig, aber ohne Triller. Viel leiser und dünner. [Link] Song: Song a fast and evenly paced, high pitched stream of clear notes. No consistent phrasing. Similar in timbre to Robin, but does not vary tempo or pitch nearly as much. Often compared to the sound of a squeaky wheelbarrow. [Link] Similar to: European goldfinch (Habe es verwechselt in meiner eigen Übung Stieglitz geraten, war doch Heckenbraunelle!)♫ Adult call recorded in the UK. Source: XENOCANTO XC468566 European Goldfinch call in UK.mp3 (call)

, Black cap warbler♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC546030 black cap warbler so-called tac and djii call.mp3 (call)

, European robin (Dunnock song stays around same pitch, isn't cascading)♫ 2021-07-03 08:05:14 (call)

Italian sparrow / Italiensperling (Passer italiae)
Italiensperling Männchen in Locarno. 2024-09-02 18:03:02 Locarno Profile 		Sounds like house sparrow to me ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC729736 - Italian Sparrow - Passer italiae - song recorded in Italy.mp3 Italy (song)
Common rosefinch / Karmingimpel (Carpodacus erythrinus)
Wikipedia: Common rosefinch Source: WIKIPEDIA Common_Rosefinch_Neora_Valley_National_Park_Darjeeling_West_Bengal_India_30.04.2016.jpg Profile No documented observation ■❑ Habitats: Wetland
endangered 		Einfacher, flötender Gesang: variations on a slurring hHmML. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC654449 - Common Rosefinch - Carpodacus erythrinus - song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Song very characteristic. A melodious, pure and short whistle, often rendered as "pleased to meet you". Each note with a smooth gliding change of pitch. Number of syllables may vary. [Link]
Wallcreeper / Mauerläufer (Tichodroma muraria)
Wikipedia: Wallcreeper Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Wallcreeper_%28Tichodroma_muraria%29_female_Piatra_Craiului.jpg Profile No documented observation ■■ Habitats: Mountain
 5-notes LlmHh with pirol-like slowness and tone. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC569274 - Wallcreeper - Tichodroma muraria - song, this one sounds likes a pi-rol.mp3 (song)

 Song: Song variable in length, but main characteristic a sequence of 4-6 long, ascending whistles with timbre recalling whistling kettle. More complex and varied phrases are mixed with the long whistles. Both male and female sings. [Link] Similar to: Eurasian golden oriole (Mauerläufer kennt nur eine Melodie?, Pirol diverse kurze.)♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC565722 eurasian golden oriole call.mp3 (call)

Common house martin / Mehlschwalbe (Delichon urbicum)
MerlinBirdID meint Mehlschwalbe. 2022-05-21 10:11:56 Leuk Profile 		Song: Mehlschwalbe klingt weniger melodisch als der Rauchschwalbe [Link]
Merry improv of chirping, contact call [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC730813 - Common House Martin - Delichon urbicum - song and call according to recordist Fernando Aranguren Jiménez, recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (song)

 Song: Song a merry improvisation of chirping, contact call-like sounds (sometimes recalling a budgerigar). [Link]
Ortolan bunting / Ortolan (Emberiza hortulana)
Wikipedia: Ortolan bunting Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Ortolan_bunting_in_Sierra_de_Guara%2C_Aragon%2C_Spain.jpg Profile No documented observation ■■ Habitats: Agricultural
critically endangered 		First about 4 hlhlhlhl then a single higher or lower note ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC726530 - Ortolan Bunting - Emberiza hortulana - song recorded in Spain, first 4 hlhlhlhl then a single higher note.mp3 Spain (song)

 Song: Song simple, but varies from region to region. Sometimes structurally similar to yellowhammer, but slower, more melancholic, and with more clearly audible harmonics f.ex. "tze-ti tze-ti tze-ti tweeeee". Beginning with repeated alternating notes (tze-ti) and ending on a lower note fading out with a rising pitch. Sometimes without the ending note (like yellowhammer). [Link]
Eurasian golden oriole / Pirol (Oriolus oriolus)
Wikimedia Eurasian golden oriole. Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikimedia Eurasian golden oriole.jpg Profile 		A soft, lowish whistling. In my opinion, the golden oriole has a beautiful voice, but no imagination as to melody - it's always the same few notes. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC567973 eurasian golden oriole song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Varied repertoire, but song and common contact call very distinct. Song a series of 1-2 seconds long phrases of 3-5 yodeling, clear, fluting notes, interspersed with 2-3 second pauses. Tone very full-bodied, melodic and pleasing. [Link]
Northern shrike / Raubwürger (Lanius excubitor)
Wikipedia: Northern shrike Source: WIKIPEDIA Lanius_excubitor_1_%28Marek_Szczepanek%29.jpg Profile 		I'd have called the song a call myself. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC30172 - Great Grey Shrike - Lanius excubitor koenigi - three-note-song lmh recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (song)

 Song: Song varied. During breeding season a varied subdued song is heard from both sexes. [Link]
Barn swallow / Rauchschwalbe (Hirundo rustica)
Rauchschwalbe braucht eine Coiffeuse. 2025-08-03 16:54:17 Fehraltorf Profile 		General: Squeaky with occasional buzzes, usually heard in flock.
Song: Kann melodisch sein wenn einzeln gehört statt viele zusammen. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC768452 - Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica - song recorded in Denmark, rare recording with just a single bird.mp3 (song)

 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] Song: Characteristic calls and song. Song a sparkling, squeaky energetic improvisation with interspersed contact calls, often with diagnostic ending; an electric and drawn-out "su-eerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr". [Link]
Redwing / Rotdrossel (Turdus iliacus)
Wieder mal ein Rotdrossel bei Wildert, auf der Flucht vom kalten Norden. 2025-10-31 16:07:48 Wildert Profile 		down 6+chattering Song delivered in two parts. First a simple, melodic phrase of 3 - 6 notes, usually followed by a more silent, indistinct, fast and less melodic, chattering sequence. First part highly variable from place to place, but constant in individuals. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC320315 - Redwing - Turdus iliacus.mp3 (song)

 Song: Song delivered in two parts. [Link]
Western yellow wagtail / Schafstelze (Motacilla flava)
Schafstelze, Albufera. 2022-04-12 14:59:06 Profile 		Just a few notes, call seems to be common but song rare. Very short chirp of ~ 1 sec, long pause of 3 secs. At Wauwilermoos it seemed to be 'Twee tweetwee (higher note:) twee!' ♫ 2026-05-25 06:51:00 La Sauge (song?)
 Song: Song primitive and less striking. Beware differences in calls and songs between different subspecies. [Link]
Long-tailed tit / Schwanzmeise (Aegithalos caudatus)
Herzige Schwanzmeise. 2025-01-10 14:59:26 Fehraltorf Profile 		Diddly doot-doot-doot-doot General: Meistens hört man das Pfief...chk..chk..Pfief von den Rufen, siehe dort.
Song: Nabu: Der Gesang ist ein feines Trillern und selten zu hören (someone at XenoCanto compares it to a blue tit trill). [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC572437 - Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudatus - song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Song: high tsee-tsee; funny downhill trill Song: Song: Rapid, continuous, randomly composed sequence of bubbling,chirping sounds. [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 		Schwarzer Kopf aber nicht traurig Nice short melody, often with 2-note parts. Blackbird-like but little variation (though differs in dialect). ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC723965 - European Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca - song.mp3 (song)

 Appearance and identification: Kleiner SW Vogel, Kopf schwarz mit weissem Punkt an der Stirn, Bauch weiss. Gesang gar nicht traurig! [Link] Song: Song a pleasant, tuneful, simple but varied phrase. [Link] Similar to: Common blackbird♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC919083 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - 1-note alarm call in Estonia.mp3 (alarm call)

Eurasian treecreeper / Waldbaumläufer (Certhia familiaris)
Waldbaumläufer oder Gartenbaumläufer am Aabach. 2023-02-09 15:34:44 Sils Profile 		Waldwege sind lang Sagging tree branch I say: it sounds like a faster higher chaffinch song. Wikipedia says: The male's song begins with srrih, srrih followed in turn by a few twittering notes, a longer descending ripple, and a whistle that falls and then rises. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC656422 - Eurasian Treecreeper - Certhia familiaris - song, recorded in Sweden.mp3 (song)

 Song: Lang u. klar! (Waldwege sind lang). Tonreihe im Ganzen absinkend, nur letzter Ton höher. [Link] Song: Song a short, continuous three-part phrase. [Link]
Goldcrest / Wintergoldhähnchen (Regulus regulus)
Wintergoldhähnchen im Hönggerwald. 2024-04-14 08:24:44 Profile 		W=Winter=v.a. runter, dann wieder hoch, plus melodischer Schluss Vogelwarte.ch says high-pitched song that gently rises and falls. This song starts out with a repeated note. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC475114-Regulus_regulus_-_Goldcrest_song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Kurze Reihe von sehr hohen, leisen Tönen in auf-absteigender Tonhöhe, an das „W“-im Namen erinnernd. [Link] Song: Song: a very high-pitched, undulating series of arpeggiated notes moving down and up again, repeated 4-5 times ending with a marked "conclusion" (like "trying to start a tiny motor and failing"). Timbre of song similar to contact call. [Link] Similar to: Common firecrest (Wintergoldhähnchen more up and down, shorter pauses; Sommergoldhähnchen slowly up.)♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC933773 - Common Firecrest call - Regulus ignicapilla.mp3 (call)

Stereotype melodic: churr
Black redstart / Hausrotschwanz (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Hausrotschwanz beim Ortstockhaus, Braunwald. 2022-07-15 12:33:54 Gumen Profile 		The song is two parts and unvarying. If it were a pop song, you'd call it ABABAB... The second part starts with a sputtering trill. The RSPB in the UK says 'warble with crackling trills.' Vogelwarte.ch says 'Der gepresst knirschende Gesang setzt meist lange vor Sonnenaufgang ein und ist der Auftakt für das Vogelkonzert.' BirdLife-Zuerich.ch says 'Einziger Sänger morgens um drei in den Häuserschluchten'. Obwohl NABU.de meint, sie singen nicht mehr nach Juli, war ich angenehm überrascht sie in Oktober im Tessin zu hören. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC745021 - Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros - typical song recorded in Calabria, Italy.mp3 Italy (song)

 Song: Other: Einige Arten wie der Hausrotschwanz singen zudem im Herbst, bevor sie in ihr Winterquartier ziehen. Die Männchen legen dann ihre Reviere bereits «provisorisch» fest. [Link] Song: Am Morgen der erste Sänger: Kurzes dreiteiliges Liedchen, meist von Warte aus gesungen. Mittelstück aus rauen gequetschten Tönen. (als ob kurz die Stimme verloren) [Link] Song: Song consists of three parts and is distinct if heard well. It opens with some clear notes that may form a trill, which are then followed by a pause. The "gravel-part" does not carry as far as the rest of the song. [Link]
Stereotype melodic: rattle
European goldfinch / Stieglitz (Carduelis carduelis)
Stieglitz. 2024-05-16 10:55:11 Kaltbrunner-Riet Profile 		General: Hectic sing-song, quite chaotic in feeding groups. But kept as songbird, so I guess more melodic when singing solo. A bit like a black cap warbler (Mönchsgrasmücke).
Gesang hat eine Struktur (und ist langsamer als der Girlitz): Zuerst eine kleine Melodie hoch und runter; dann vielleicht ein Grünfink-Triller, dann 4 wiederholte Noten oder ein neues Melodiechen. (Oder kommen diese Elemente eher zufällig?)
Song: Melodie geht meistens 2-3 Sekunden hoch und runter, meistens mit einer wiederholten 1-Noter mit ~6x die gleiche Note. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC638230 - European Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis.mp3 (song)

 Song: My first (multilingual) notes: Stieglitz like Grünfink, fast, high, occasional trills. Occasionally ends a bit with falling note like buchfink Song: Mir wurde erst in St. Moritz in Juli 2021 bewusst wie ähnlich der Stieglitz wie ein Grünfink klingt - beide können lange Gesang mit Trillern und rauhen sinkenden Toenen singen, und ich habe Stieglitz v.a. durch dieses Stöhnen für Grünfink gehalten. Song: Contact-call distinct, and also constitutes a major part of the song. A sharp and explosive "witt", or "tzee-witt". Sometimes given as a single syllable, di- or trisyllabic, or as continuous series. The song is comprised of rapid series of the contact call, interrupted by drawn-out melodic notes and trills. [Link] Similar to: European greenfinch (Higher pitched than the greenfinch, easily hitting 9 KHz rather than 6.5 KHz)♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC919412 - European Greenfinch - Chloris chloris - alarm call, aka wheeze.mp3 (alarm call)

Stereotype melodic: trill
Grey wagtail / Gebirgsstelze (Motacilla cinerea)
Gebirgsstelze am Bach beim Klingnauer Stausee. 2022-02-05 14:16:30 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake) Profile 		BirdID says Song simple but variable. I hear trills up to 2 seconds long and chirps. Another description says a series of calls, not very melodic. I noted zwitx3, sometimes hhhhhll. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC767550 - Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea - song with trills and a cheek-cheek.mp3 (song)

 Song: Song simple but variable. Sometimes with more elaborate song-flight like White Wagtail. [Link]
Corn bunting / Grauammer (Emberiza calandra)
Wahrscheinlich ein Grauammer, die wurden auch durch MerlinBirdID gemeldet. 2022-04-08 14:27:44 Profile 		General: Song is an ascending trill or buzz that climbs about an octave - 4-8 KHz.
Song: Gesang steigend und immer schneller wie .... was? [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC632949 - Corn Bunting - Emberiza calandra - song.mp3 (song)

 Geography: Eher selten in CH. [Link] Song: Sieht für mich eher braun aus als der Grau im Namen, mit einem Finken-Schnabel und Striche oben auf der Brust wie ein Drossel [Link] Song: Song diagnostic. A brittle, jingling and accelerating phrase of about 2 seconds duration. [Link]
European greenfinch / Grünfink (Chloris chloris)
Grünfink im Profil vom Esstisch aus fotografiert in Fehraltorf. 2023-01-16 10:54:12 Fehraltorf Profile 		General: Sequence of 4-6 rhythmic elements at different pitches. A sort of trill is often start or end of the sequence (can also be a call!), and there are slides. ♫ 2024-09-09 07:03:00 Greater Fehraltorf (call)
 Song: Song composed of various sequences of linked sounds, repeated in a vibrating manner; "trrrrrrrrr", "chechechecheche". Sometimes resembles Brambling when making the wheezy "rrrrrrrrr" sound, but differs in being harsher and by "pulling" the pitch downwards (or sometimes upwards) at the end. [Link] Similar to: Eurasian wren (Zaunkönig und Grünfink singen eine Reihe von kleinen Teilen, beim Grünfink sind es 6-12, je eine Sekunde lang, faster immer mit dem verzerrten 'Swoop', siehe z.B. 'Grünfink motif 1' auf der Profil-Seite)♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC195946 - Eurasian Wren call - Troglodytes troglodytes.mp3 (call)

, Brambling (Greenfinch also occasionally utters rising squawks like the brambling)♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC900455 - Brambling call - Fringilla montifringilla.mp3 (call)

Tree pipit
Common reed bunting / Rohrammer (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rohrammer von Fanel-Platform aus. 2024-05-22 18:08:53 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge Profile 		General: At Fanel I heard sequences of whistles and trills (buzzes?), just a few notes, but wandering up and down: m h lll, or l m hhh m. Listen to recording of 2022-06-25 13.37.28
Song: Oft 4 Noten: mlhl [Link]
BirdID: A short sequence of 3-5 brittle and buzzing sounds, repeated consistently with marked pauses. Last sound in phrase often has a conclusive feel, but not always. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC723277 - Common Reed Bunting - Emberiza schoeniclus - song.mp3 (song)

 Appearance and identification: A bit like General Burnsides: white sideburns, here curling back around a black head. [Link] Song: Song variable between individuals and breeding status: A short sequence of 3-5 brittle and buzzing sounds, repeated consistently with marked pauses. Last sound in phrase often has a conclusive feel, but not always. Paired males sing slower than unpaired. Unpaired male song also more contracted, making the pauses between each phrase stand out. [Link] Similar to: Eurasian reed warbler (Auch langer Gesang mit kurzen Phrasen von ganz anderen Toenen)
Rock bunting / Zippammer (Emberiza cia)
Rock bunting, Aetna. 2025-05-31 17:53:06 Etna Profile 		AppearanceAndIdentification: orange-brauner bauch, weisse brust+kopf mit 3 schwarzen streifen am kopf (unter/am/über Augen), braun+dunkelbraun auf Flügeln; aber Weibchen eher braun
Song: Notes from 2022: Short song, relatively long pause, repeated with slight variation? Has a very short triller of just 3 notes.
May have heard and seen one walking parallel to the Aa on the way to Pfaeffikersee today, though the visual ID is very uncertain; the Xeno-Canto song here sounds different than my 2022 description - musical like a chaffinch but rising, not falling. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC653755 - Rock Bunting - Emberiza cia - song, recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (song)

 Song: Song variable, but usually distinct. [Link]
Simple rhythmic
Common whitethroat / Dorngrasmücke (Sylvia communis)
Wikipedia: Common whitethroat Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Common_Whitethroat.jpg Profile 		Song: Often ends with more indistinct mimicry, or subsong. May omit characteristic phrase and sing more cryptic for periods of time, and may be more difficult to identify. [Link]
Relativ kurzer gesang, an Anfang fallend, dann entweder weiter oder steigend. 7-14 notes. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC344648 - Common Whitethroat - Sylvia communis communis - song, recorded in Germany.mp3 (song)

 Song: Gesang kurz und rau (Kürzester Name).Oft im Singflug aber auch ab Warte. Wenn im Singflug dann Strophe etwas länger. [Link] Song: Often ends with more indistinct mimicry, or subsong. May omit characteristic phrase and sing more cryptic for periods of time, and may be more difficult to identify. [Link]
Common grasshopper warbler / Feldschwirl (Locustella naevia)
Wikipedia: Common grasshopper warbler Source: WIKIPEDIA Grashoppsangare-070512.jpg Profile No documented observation ■■ Habitats: Wetland
 Buzzing like an insect or machinery. BirdLife Schweiz says like a grasshopper (which is after all the English name). ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC557238 - Common Grasshopper Warbler - Locustella naevia - song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Sehr lang anhaltendes Schwirren. Die einzelnen Schlage noch zu erkennen. Der Klang erinnert etwas an Heuschreckenzirpen (alter Name Heuschreckenrohrsänger, langer Name, lange Strophe) und klingt etwas blechern., d.h. Mit Oberton. (fast wie ein Wecker bei dem man den Finger etwas auf die Glocke hält) [Link] Song: Song insect-like and high-pitched. A monotonous stream of even clicks similar to a running fishing line. Maintained for seemingly endless periods, and often hard to locate. Song most similar to Savi's Warbler but is slower (each click more separated), and higher pitched with a metallic, ringing quality. Short sequences of song also functions as contact call. Also a Robin-like "tick". [Link] Savi's warbler
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 		Monotone chirping, rougher than that of the house sparrow. Most 2-7 KHz mit many overtones, i.e. somewhat higher than the house sparrow. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC558751-Feldsperling.mp3 (song?)

 Song: Chattering sounds are generally harder, and song slightly higher pitched than House Sparrow. [Link]
Yellowhammer / Goldammer (Emberiza citrinella)
The most common yellowhammer dialects shown at the yellowhammers.net project - so cool! Most Swiss dialects shown on their map are XlB. In my own recordings so far, I hear (and on the sonograms see) a pause after the initial phrase rather than a higher note. I'd like to follow that further. Source: OTHER Yellowhammers.net dialect graphs.jpg Profile 		High-pitched, two notes that sound like one, repeated 10-12 times, with a higher tweet and then a whistle that sounds higher to me but usually shows up on the sonogram as the same range. The mnemonic for the staccato song in German is: «Wie, wie, wie, wie hab ich dich lieb». See the image for dialects noted by yellowhammers.net - the most common Swiss dialect is said to be XlB, though I don't always hear the second note myself (and interestingly enough, it doesn't play on my Bose headphones). Pavel Pipek of the yellowhammers project kindly explained to me: 'Regarding the XlB and other dialects, these codes were defined by a Danish scientist Poul Hansen in his paper from 1985. In this case Xl stands for a syllable with high frequency (and long) and B for a syllable with low frequency.' ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC29721 - Yellowhammer - Emberiza citrinella - song with XlB dialect, recorded in Cudrefin, Switzerland.mp3 Switzerland (song)

 Personal notes: Habe ihn im Fehraltorfer-Wald endlich gesehen als er von einem Baum in die Spitze eines anderen geflogen ist. Song: Kurzes Liedchen. „ Wie wie wie hab ich dich liiieb“ Das „Lieb“ ist meist etwas tiefer, kann aber auch höher sein oder doppelt, dabei das eine höher und das andere tiefer. Sehr variabel! [Link] Song: Song a series of 6-8 (or more) slightly ascending "tze" 's, rising in volume and ending on a sustained note, which may be lower or higher than the others. Often rendered as "little-bit-of-cheese-and-no-bread". Last note is often omitted, which may lead to confusion with Cirl Bunting. Timbre with prominent harmonics as in other bunting songs. [Link]
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 		High (6-8 KHz?) short sound repeated every half to 5 seconds. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC656714 - Spotted Flycatcher - Muscicapa striata.mp3 (song?)

 Song: Gesang 'unauffällig' - zirp x 2-3, mal steigender tWIT Song: Song a primitive, slow series of various buzzing and very high pitched sounds. No recurring phrases. [Link]
House sparrow / Haussperling (Passer domesticus)
MerlinBirdID suggests a Spanish sparrow, Italian sparrow or House sparrow. 2022-04-12 15:18:40 Profile 		An monotone chirping. Mainly 2-5 KHz with higher overtones. ♫ 2024-06-18 08:35:00 Fehraltorf (call)
 Song: Song a primitive, monosyllabic, or slightly disyllabic "chilp", hard to distinguish from Tree Sparrow. [Link]
Great tit / Kohlmeise (Parus major)
Junge Kohlmeise, Bahnhofstrasse 53, Fehraltorf. 2024-06-13 13:53:49 Fehraltorf Profile 		Said to have a repertoire as a species of 50 or more different songs, albeit simple ones, up to 10 per individual. Females prefer a male with a large repertoire. One two-note song sounds like a squeaky bed. ♫ 2025-03-30 13:41:00 Switzerland (call)
 Song: Nabu: Die erste Vogelart, die wir im Jahr hören, ist meistens die Kohlmeise mit ihrem typischen Läuten: "Zip Zäh" oder "Zip zip Zäh". [NABU Experte Lars Lachmann bei Deutschlandfunk Nova] Song: Song highly variable, but usually consisting of two to three notes repeated in a motif. Same birds have many different motifs but generally repeat them many times before switching. Identified by its timbre and often metallic resonant quality, more than by actual phrasing (which is very variable). Often includes buzzing sounds in song. [Link]
Ring ouzel / Ringdrossel (Turdus torquatus)
Ringdrossel - ich wollte unbedingt einen fotografieren, und dieser hat sicher frei. 2024-06-25 09:14:04 Mettmenalp, GL Profile 		3 Noten wie Ring-dross-el BirdID says Song a primitive, plaintive series of short phrases, often with only 1-2 syllables (I heard 2-3 in Amden, sometimes chirpy, sometimes less musical). ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC721589 - Ring Ouzel - Turdus torquatus - song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Habe mit dem Buntspecht verwechselt - Ringdrossel singt 2-3 Noten - hilft das? [Link] Song: Song a primitive, plaintive series of short phrases. Often with only one or two syllables. Interspersed with eerie, higher pitched sounds, reminiscent of Song Thrush. [Link] Great spotted woodpecker
Savi's warbler / Rohrschwirl (Locustella luscinioides)
Wikipedia - Rohrschwirl Chiemgau. Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikipedia - Rohrschwirl_Chiemgau.jpg Profile 		Endless buzzing like an insect or machinery. Lower tone than Feldschwirl. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC710242 - Savi's Warbler - Locustella luscinioides - song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Gesang ähnlich obiger Art [Feldschwirl]. Tiefere Tonlage, höhere Frequenz. Strophen meist kürzer [Link] Song: Song insect-like and high-pitched. A monotonous stream of even clicks similar to the whirring of a sewing machine. Song most similar to Grasshopper Warbler but faster (each click hard to distinguish), and lower pitched with less, ringing quality, due to less prominent high frequencies. At closer range a Robin-like, accelerating ticking is heard, introducing the actual song. [Link] Common grasshopper warblerNightjar
White-winged snowfinch / Schneesperling (Montifringilla nivalis)
Wikipedia: White-winged snowfinch Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Snowfinch.jpg Profile No documented observation ■■ Habitats: Mountain
 The XC song I downloaded is a faint chirping. Should follow up on song - most talk about calls. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC736093 - White-winged Snowfinch - Montifringilla nivalis - song recorded in Switzerland.mp3 Switzerland (song)

 Song: Song a staccato, variable phrase, consisting of short burst of sharp chattering in uneven tempo. The timbre is ringing, rich in harmonics and partly rolling. [Link]
Bohemian waxwing / Seidenschwanz (Bombycilla garrulus) Profile No documented observation ❑❑ Habitats: Settlement
 Lots of trills. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC749574 - Bohemian Waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus - song recorded in Norway, a long series of trills.mp3 (song)

 Song: Song more or less a variation on the contact call. [Link]
Common firecrest / Sommergoldhähnchen (Regulus ignicapilla)
Wikipedia Sommergoldhähnchen (Regulus ignicapilla) weiblich. Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikipedia Sommergoldhaehnchen_(Regulus_ignicapilla) weiblich.jpg Profile 		Noten vom 'Sommer' steigen wie die Temperaturen Very high rhythmic repetition of about 3 seconds ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC769178 - Common Firecrest - Regulus ignicapilla - song recorded in the Netherlands.mp3 (song)

 Song: Wie [beim Wintergoldhähnchen] aber auf gleicher Tonhöhe bleibend. [Link] Song: Song: Similar in timbre to Goldcrest, but much more monotonous. [Link]
Marsh tit / Sumpfmeise (Poecile palustris)
Sumpfmeise richtung Wildertweiher. 2024-09-09 08:12:48 Wald Fehraltorf Profile 		1-Noter, Sumpf laenger als Kohl General: Higher-pitched than great tit, sometimes repetitive 1- and 2-note tunes like them, sometimes simple melodies, usually pure, sometimes chirpy or raspy.
Song: 'Song: A simple one or two note call repeated in series. Usually rising slightly in pitch, and with a "liquid" quality.'. [Link]
At bird-song.ch it's hl-rest-hl, or 7-8 2-noter swoops. bird-song.ch names lh-break-hl as a pistjä call and also has a series of 7 or 8 falling 'swoops'. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC727754 - Marsh Tit - Poecile palustris.mp3 (song)

 Song: Klapperlied - 6-8 Noten 'angeschlagen' Song: Klapperlied. Reihe (6-8) weich angeschlagene Töne mittlerer Höhe. Ähnlich der Klappergrasmücke aber weicher. (Sumpf ist weich) Oft auch Rufe wie „psja“ zu hören. Ziemlich scharf u. gepresst. [Link] Similar to: European nuthatch (Die wiederholten Noten tönten für mich wie ein Kleiber aber sie sind nicht so regelmässig.)♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC129686 - Eurasian Nuthatch - Sitta europaea caesia.mp3 (song?)

Willow tit / Weidenmeise (Poecile montanus)
Tannenmeise oder weidenmeise , Sils-Maria. 2020-06-10 10:59:58 Sils Profile 		Songs I've heard alternate two notes and look like a sine wave on the sonogram. Vogelwarte.ch: Apart from minor differences in diet and size, Alpine Tit and Willow Tit can only be identified by their song. The Willow Tit utters a series of long, descending notes («tyoo tyoo tyoo tyoo»), whereas the Alpine Tit’s territorial song consists of short notes on an even pitch («dee dee dee dee dee»). See more here. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC371134 Willow Tit song - rhenanus subspecis at Gruenenbergpass, Bern, Switzerland.mp3 Switzerland (song)

 Song: 1.Gesangstyp: „ziü ziü ziü „ etwas wehmütig, die einzelnen Töne leicht absinkend, nicht klappernd. Bei Unterart Alpenmeise auf gleicher Höhe bleibend. 2.Gesangstyp: variable, schwätzende, helle Folge m. trillerndem Schluss. [Link] Song: Song: One or two soft, clear, melancholic notes repeated in a slow, even rhythm. At first rising slightly in pitch, then gradually falling. In some areas song is evenly pitched. [Link]
Cirl bunting / Zaunammer (Emberiza cirlus)
Paar bei Colonia de Sant Pere, Mallorca - MerlinBirdID suggests eurasian linnet or less likely cirl bunting. 2022-04-15 15:36:36 Profile 		biologie-wissen.info: sings beg Feb to mid July; me: long trill similar to yellowhammer ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC758664 - Cirl Bunting - Emberiza cirlus - one-note song recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (song)

 Personal notes: Als Anfänger, hätte ich gedacht, dies wäre eine Goldammer, da beide gelb mit braunen Details sind; BirdID meint sie sind kompakter. Das Männchen ist eher gelb und hat was für mich wie drei brauen Streifen im Gesicht aussehen. Die Goldammer hat kaum braun am Kopf. Das Weibchen ist weniger gelb und mehr braun. Siehe BirdID für gute Bilder und Beschreibung der Erkennungsmerkmale. Song: BirdID says song like yellowhammer with no ending. I see what they mean - it's more like 16 or so trilled repetitions of the same note, and no leap up to 'lieb' as in the German Goldammer mnemonic. Song: Wie Goldammer, aber ohne das „lieb“.und etwas tiefer. Ähnlich Klappergrasmücke. [Link] Song: Song variable, but can generally be described as a Yellowhammer phrase with no ending, or an Arctic Warbler with bunting timbre. Tempo also variable, but rhythm always even. [Link] Similar to: Song thrush♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC389294 song thrush contact call.mp3 (contact call)
, Common nightingale, Eurasian golden oriole♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC565722 eurasian golden oriole call.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 		Seems to consist of 3 notes repeated randomly, occasionally just 2 notes. Though NABU.de says they stop singing at the end of July, I do hear their 3-note song occasionally in October, but just one or two repetitions. ♫ 2020-10-05 09:04:33 Source: BirdNet 20201005_090433 birdnet 968 saw kohlmeise as part of this conversation - Common chiffchaff - Fehraltorf.mp3 Fehraltorf (song?)
 Song: [Translated from German:] From the middle of August till the end of September the chiffchaff offers regular autumn song. [Link] Song: Lange Reihen (6-20) von „zilp-zalp“-Rufen, meist abwechselnd in Tonhöhe. (Als bemühe sich der Sänger vergeblich den ersten Ton wieder zu treffen , ohne jedoch weit zu verfehlen.) „Zins zahl, Zins zahl, zahl Zins, Zins Zins zahl“ („Zins“ etwas höher als „zahl“) [Link] Song: Song a very distinct: "chiff-chaff-chiff-chiff-chaff-chiff", in a regular clock-like rhythm. Each syllable at seemingly random pitch, but no large intervals tonally. Sometimes "get stuck" at one note. [Link]
Simple rhythmic: slur
European crested tit / Haubenmeise (Lophophanes cristatus)
Haubenmeise am Stazersee bei St Mortiz hebt ab. 2023-02-05 15:48:04 Engadin Profile 		Higher-pitched than great tit - how distinguish from coal tit, etc? ♫ 2025-09-06 11:13:00 Hirzli (call)
 Song: Song: an improvisation over previously described calls. [Link]
Coal tit / Tannenmeise (Periparus ater)
Tannenmeise auf dem Weg zu Stazersee, St Moritz. 2023-02-05 15:51:20 Engadin Profile 		Higher-pitched than great tit, with more slurs instead of pure notes. Usually 2 or 3 notes in varied order. To me it seems they have a repertoire of songs, like their 'big brothers', the great tits. ♫ 2024-08-07 08:17:00 Thon, Schwanden (call)
 Song: Song: Various repeated motifs, consisting of two to three notes with alternating accents. Slightly similar to Great Tit, but faster, not so metallic and with a less full tone. Can be mistaken for Marsh Tit when singing single or double notes, but tone is softer and notes more clearly separated (if disyllabic). [Link]
Simple rhythmic: rasp
Brambling / Bergfink (Fringilla montifringilla)
Bergfink bei Bahnhof Fehraltorf. 2023-02-01 12:50:26 Fehraltorf Profile 		General: Bergfink - call cheep plus two ascending Grünfink squawks. Song? Grünfink squawk but not descending, every 3-4 seconds. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC731031 - Brambling song - Fringilla montifringilla.mp3 (song)

 Song: Song very distinct; a soft, wheezing, drawn-out single note. Repeated at the same pitch in a monotonous manner. [Link]
Simple rhythmic: trill
Tree pipit / Baumpieper (Anthus trivialis)
MerlinBirdID says Tree pipit (Baumpieper), Jura, Scotland. 2023-08-13 10:51:12 Scotland Profile 		Reminds me of a greenfinch - series of trills, whoops and other sounds with a long pause ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC649035 - Tree Pipit - Anthus trivialis - song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Mehrere unterschiedliche Tonreihen aneinandergefügt. Zuletzt „zia zia zia ziah“. Zuerst auf Baum sitzend, dann im Singflug, Zia-Rufe während Gleitflug (Fallschirmvogel) [Link] Song: Song characteristic. Starts with a series of Chaffinch-like "che-che-che" which gives way to long, descending, "ricocheting" whistling notes (especially at the end of song-flight). [Link] European greenfinch
Common redpoll / Birkenzeisig (Acanthis flammea)
Eine Seltenheit - ein Birkenzeisig im Baum bei Binario 3 in Fehraltorf. 2025-12-04 12:09:03 Ich habe den Vogel weit weg im Baum bei Binario 3 gesehen, und war neugierig (wie immer) und habe mein 200-800mm Telefoto geschnappt. Ohne das hätte ich es nicht identifizieren können. Beim ersten Blick auf die Fotos habe ich gedacht, es könnte ein Sperling sein, aber sie sind meistens sehr sozial, und hier war nur ein Vogel hoch in dem Baum. Und vor allen die kleinen Streifen auf dem Bauch haben nicht gepasst. Das wäre eher ein Drossel. "Die Vogel App!" hat 18 Möglichkeit gefunden, aber ich bin nicht schlauer geworden. Dann habe ich MerlinBirdID gefragt, was im besten Foto erscheint, und es hat gesagt Birkenzeisig. Das war (weil es alphabetisch geordnet ist) die erste Art in der Vogel App Liste. Und bisher hatte ich einen nur einmal einen Birkenzeisig gesehen in Andermatt auf einem FOK3 Ausflug. Übrigens, bei ornitho.ch wird es Alpenbirkenzeisig genannt. Ich habe dort geschaut, ob andere in Kanton Zürich einen Birkenzeisig gesehen haben, und in den letzen Tagen ja in Winterthur, Chatzenseen und Wädenswil. Fehraltorf Profile 		A few chirps and a trill, then repeat. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC703947 - Common Redpoll - Acanthis flammea - song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Song an improvised chattering on various contact calls with no apparent phrasing. [Link]
Eurasian blue tit / Blaumeise (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Junge Blaumeise mit gelbem Gesicht, fehlender Kinnstreifen, graue Kopftonsur. 2021-07-19 08:33:44 Fehraltorf Profile 		General: High-pitched, often descending (hhll), occasionally ascending. "Christina compares it to a ping-pong ball dropping.
[In Januar singt die Kohlmeise als erster Vogel in Deutschland], dann kommt die Blaumeise dazu. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC555029 blaumeise.mp3 (song?)

 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! Song: Song: Characteristic, clear, high-pitched, vibrating call. Usually introduced by a couple of accenting syllables, followed by ringing vibrating notes: "ti ti chuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhu". [Link]
Lesser whitethroat / Klappergrasmücke (Sylvia curruca)
Wikipedia: Lesser whitethroat Source: WIKIPEDIA Sylvia_curruca_1_%28Martin_Mecnarowski%29.jpg Profile 		Song typically consists of two parts. An indistinct chattering and warbling, subsong-like part similar to [common] Whitethroat, which is usually followed by a dry, fast and rattling trill. The trill carries much further than the chattering part. May be difficult to identify if trill is omitted. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC652419 - Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia curruca - song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Klappernd. (Müllerchen) An Berglaubsänger erinnernd. Klappertöne (5-8) Aber oft mit leisem schwatzendem Vorgesang, der fehlen kann. Kann auch an Sumpfmeise erinnern, doch sind bei dieser die Klappertöne mehr von oben her angeschlagen. [Link] Song: Song typically consists of two parts. An indistinct chattering and warbling, subsong-like part similar to Whitethroat, which is usually followed by a dry, fast and rattling trill. The trill carries much further than the chattering part. May be difficult to identify if trill is omitted. [Link] Similar to: European greenfinch♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC919412 - European Greenfinch - Chloris chloris - alarm call, aka wheeze.mp3 (alarm call)

Wood warbler / Waldlaubsänger (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Wahrscheinlich Waldlaubsänger. 2022-05-22 09:52:22 Leuk Profile 		Sid-sid-sid-sirrrr. 3 secs, then 5 secs pause. At bird-song.ch I hear a slow-fast one-noter, about 8 slow ones in 1.5 seconds, then a trill of 25 fast ones. Song: kurze Reihe (4-10) v. Stakkatotönen, gefolgt von abfallendem Schwirrroller. (Tönt wie das Anlassen eines Velosolex) Während des Gesanges schwebender Schwirrflug. Dazu hört man eine Reihe angenehmer Pfeiflaute wie „djü“ [Link] Song: Song distinct. An accelerating series of sharp, metallic "swee-swee-swee-swee". Alternative (piping) song a series of 4-6 piping, plaintive and descending "pew - pew" calls. Resembles Willow Tit's song, but is softer with each note more evenly pitched. Contact call similar to individual syllables of piping song, but with heavier accent on the ending. [Link]
Non-musical
Alpine chough / Alpendohle (Pyrrhocorax graculus)
To identify probably alpendohle. 2022-05-22 12:42:04 Leuk Profile 		Weird sounding chirping, often in large flocks. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC769199 - Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus graculus - song recorded in Morocco.mp3 Morocco (song)
Non-musical: cawing
Eurasian jay / Eichelhäher (Garrulus glandarius)
Eichelhäher close-up. 2026-03-24 11:24:32 Bolle di Magadino Profile 		Harsh crow-like call, or quiet questioning, 'grumbling', or plaintive cries. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC519564 Eurasian Jay strange song maybe like grumbling I heard, what BirdID calls a buzzard-like, mewing peeeaaa .mp3 (song)

 Song: Quiet and varied subsong with mimicry, resembling a small passerine heard from both sexes. [Link]
Spotted nutcracker / Tannenhäher (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
Tannenhäher - habe einen Specht gehört, in etwa dem Baum einen grossen Vogel gesehen, der aber von Ast zu Ast geflogen ist. 2021-07-20 15:32:10 Source: OTHER 20210720_153210-DSC_0457 XX Tannenhaeher - habe einen Specht gehört, in etwa dem Baum einen grossen Vogel gesehen, der aber von Ast zu Ast geflogen ist.JPG Fehraltorf Profile 		Grehh, grehh, grehh!! ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC641465 - Spotted Nutcracker - Nucifraga caryocatactes - song is a series of calls.mp3 (song)

 Song: Song a quiet improvisation of whistling and clappering sounds, interspersed with mimicry of other birds. [Link] Similar to: Eurasian jay (Tannenhäher noch harscher als Eichelhäher)♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC536051 Eurasian Jay harsh call 20s.mp3 (call)
Non-musical: rattle
Eurasian magpie / Elster (Pica pica)
Elster macht eine Pause in einem Baum bei Auslikon. 2024-06-05 10:51:18 Auslikon Profile 		Familiar rattle ♫ 2024-12-18 13:57:00 Wildert Weiher (song?)
 Song: Rich repertoire includes soft and surprisingly varied sub-song. [Link]
Mistle thrush / Misteldrossel (Turdus viscivorus)
MerlinBirdId sagt Misteldrossel, weit weg im Naturschutzgebiet. Selten aber schon in Fehraltorf gesehen. 2025-01-20 16:57:25 Fehraltorf Profile 		Song: Die Stimme ist ähnlich wie die vom Pirol. [Link]
Gesang ähnlich Amsel, aber eintöniger mit geringerem Tonumfang [auch kürzer, kein schnirpsliges Ende -- Bill] [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC800869 - Mistle Thrush - Turdus viscivorus.mp3 (song?)

 Song: Gesang ähnlich dem der Amsel, aber weniger abwechslungsreich und melancholisch, fast weinerlich klingend. Meist von Tannenspitze aus. [Link] Song: Song loud, far reaching and melodic. Most similar to Blackbird, but pitch is higher, phrases shorter (3-6 notes) and most notably, pauses between phrases are much shorter. All which gives the song a much more hurried feel than that of the Blackbird. Timbre is thinner and slightly shivering, and tonal range more limited. May have recurring favourite motifs, but does not repeat phrases like Song Thrush. Sometimes adds higher pitched parts and imitations. [Link] Similar to: Common blackbird♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC919083 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - 1-note alarm call in Estonia.mp3 (alarm call)

, Eurasian golden oriole (Die Stimme klingt für mich ähnlich wie die vom Pirol aber es singt oft mehr Noten.)♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC565722 eurasian golden oriole call.mp3 (call)

Non-musical: rasp
Bank swallow / Uferschwalbe (Riparia riparia)
Bank swallow. 2024-01-26 15:58:58 Thailand Profile 		Fast raspy one-noter. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC344092 - Sand Martin - Riparia riparia - raspy song but note, does not sing often.mp3 (song)

 Song: Song a primitive improvisation on the contact call. [Link]
Fieldfare / Wacholderdrossel (Turdus pilaris)
Wacholderdrossel in Sils-Maria. 2023-02-06 12:34:08 Sils Profile 		BirdID says song a mix of dry contact calls, BirdLife that it's almost only heard in flight. The XC recording is a bit of a chuckle to me. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC769296 - Fieldfare - Turdus pilaris - song, a series of contactcalls.mp3 (song)

 Personal notes: I had an interesting educational experience with fieldfares! Check it out under Redwing. Song: Gesang nicht melodisch,aus gepressten, quietschenden Tönen bestehend, fast nur im Flug vorgetragen. [Link] Song: Song a mix of dry contact calls; "trrrt trrrrt", and high pitched, drawn out, chattering improvisations. [Link]
No information about song motif
Common stonechat / Schwarzkehlchen (Saxicola torquatus)
Wahrscheinlich junges Schwarzkehlchen. 2024-06-20 19:30:57 Bannriet, SG Profile 		No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC710467 - European Stonechat - Saxicola rubicola rubicola.mp3 (song)

 Song: Gesang ähnlich obiger Art [Braunkehlchen]. Reine und kratzende Laute abwechselnd, wellenförmig [Link]
Non-singer: weird
Rook / Saatkrähe (Corvus frugilegus)
Wikipedia Saatkrähe photo - English Rook, scientific Corvus frugilegus. Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikipedia Saatkraehe photo - English Rook, scientific Corvus_frugilegus.jpg Profile 		This birds doesn't sing, only calls. Song: Also gives a varied song of soft gurgling and rattling sounds, interwoven with calls at breeding ground. [Link]
Non-singer
Red-billed chough / Alpenkrähe (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
Wikipedia: Red-billed chough Source: WIKIPEDIA Pyrrhocorax_pyrrhocorax_-standing-8.jpg Profile No documented observation ■■ Habitats: Mountain
endangered 		This birds doesn't sing, only calls.
Bearded reedling / Bartmeise (Panurus biarmicus)
Wikipedia: Bearded reedling Source: WIKIPEDIA Bartmeise%28Cropped%29_by_Wolfram_Riech.jpg Profile 		This birds doesn't sing, only calls. Song: Song a primitive, 3-syllable phrase, consisting of contact call-like sounds. [Link]
Jackdaw / Dohle (Coloeus monedula)
Dohle-Paar wieder beim Fehraltorf Bahnhof-Parkplatz. 2025-03-19 09:08:59 Fehraltorf Profile 		This birds doesn't sing, only calls. Carrion crow
Hawfinch / Kernbeisser (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Kernbeisser bei Staldenweiher etwa 30m hoch in einem Baum. 2025-03-09 10:19:54 Staldenweiher Profile 		This birds doesn't sing, only calls.
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 		This birds doesn't sing, only calls. Good to know: Other: A flock of ravens may be called an unkindness [Literary names of groups and flocks]
Hooded crow / Nebelkrähe (Corvus cornix)
Nebelkrähe im Fluss in Verona. 2025-09-22 12:56:03 Verona Profile 		This birds doesn't sing, only calls. Personal notes: Ich kenne sie aus dem Tessin, auch in der Ghisla Kunstsammlung. Song: Has a large repertoire of seldom heard calls, and even sub-song. [Link]
Carrion crow / Rabenkrähe (Corvus corone)
Rabenkrähe bei der Pferderennbahn, Fehraltorf. 2025-04-01 11:36:14 Fehraltorf Profile 		This birds doesn't sing, only calls. Jackdaw