Birds of Iceland in taxonomic hierarchy
Spatelenten, Myvatn, Iceland. 2015-06-05 11:20:16
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-05.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.General:
Details
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Mittelsäger-Paar im Luppmen in Fehraltorf. 2025-02-03 16:58:13 Luppmen
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-04-06.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL R
Personal notes:
Appearance and identification:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 05-01 - 07-29 Migration in: 10-18 - 12-31 Migration out: 02-20 - 05-21Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=52-58 cm, wingspan=70-86 cm, weight=900-1350 gHabitats: River and lake
Similar species
Looks similar to: Greater scaup. Details
Gänsesäger Weibchen mit dem Punk-Look, Locarno. 2024-09-02 15:51:02 Locarno
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-01-26.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.General: Zuerst gesehen am Pfäffikersee.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 2
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 03-23 - 07-20 Migration in: 01-01 - 04-11 Migration out: 10-27 - 12-31Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=58-66 cm, wingspan=82-97 cm, weight=900-2100 gHabitats: River and lake
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ 2021-05-10 09:09:39 Source: BirdNet 20210510_090939 birdnet 1539 - Common Merganser plus Golden Oriole - = - Common Merganser - Locarno.mp3 Locarno (song)
Details
Eiderente Männchen am Zürichsee bei Rapperswil. 2022-11-06 14:14:32 Rapperswil
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-09.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology: Nabu: Auch heute noch erinnert ihr wissenschaftlicher Name an die Bedeutung ihrer isolierenden Daunen für die Menschen. Übersetzt bedeutet ihr Name nämlich „die Allerweichste mit dem schwarzen Körper“. [Link]
Geography:
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=50-71 cm, wingspan=80-108 cm, weight=1500-2800 gHabitats: River and lake Details
Stockente Weibchen. 2024-08-02 15:56:02 Greifensee
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-05-20.
Description
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Common waterbird at Pfäffikersee
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology:
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 03-12 - 07-29 Migration in: 02-01 - 05-01 Migration out: 07-29 - 12-31Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=50-65 cm, wingspan=81-98 cm, weight=750-1450 gHabitats: River and lake Details
Krickente Männchen, Klingnauerstausee. 2022-02-05 12:51:34 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-01-26.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Wintergast am Teich am Aa-Bach beim Südende des Pfäffikersee
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 3
Etymology:
Vocalization:
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=34-38 cm, wingspan=58-64 cm, weight=200-450 gHabitats: River and lake
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC619133-Krickente von Peter Bosman, Belgium.mp3 (song)
Blup blup, fast wie vom Computer generiert, fur mich nohe Noten (obwohl Sonogram nur 2.5 KHz zeigt)
Call attributes: Call melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz),
Details
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Spiessente plus 2 Hockerschwäne. 2024-12-07 12:01:46
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2022-01-27.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Long tailfeathers make the name obvious, also a thin white stripe from the white neck up the back of the head.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 3
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Migration in: 02-01 - 05-10 Migration out: 08-18 - 12-07Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=51-66 cm, wingspan=51-66 cm, weight=500-1100 gHabitats: River and lake Details
The big gull is a Mittelmeermoewe then there's a Lachmoewe and two Pfeifenten. 2025-09-13 14:11:02 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-24.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology:
Appearance and identification: Funny red head (made me confused it with the Kolbente) that's brown with a golden forehead (Kolbente is brown, a bit lighter at the back of the head) is the obvious characteristic. Also has a nice black and white pattern on its back and wings with white-rimmed black feathers at the end of the wing, a bit of white before a black butt.
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Migration in: 02-20 - 05-10 Migration out: 09-07 - 12-31Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=45-51 cm, wingspan=75-86 cm, weight=500-1000 gHabitats: River and lake
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC613742-Pfeifente von Adrien Mauss.mp3 (song)
Pfeifen, fast wie ein Rotmilan oder Mäusebussard. Ton steigt und fällt!
Call attributes: Call melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz),
Details
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)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-08.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: In my mind this is the chocolate duck.
General: Deutschland: Brutvogel im 19. Jahrhundert aus Osteuropa und Asien zugewandert
Etymology:
Nabu: Die Schnatterente fällt aber – wie ihr Name schon vermuten lässt – durch ihre Art der Nahrungssuche auf. Sie durchschnattert das Wasser mit ihrem Schnabel. [Link]
Appearance and identification: Chocolate bill, black-and-white pattern on head, shoulders, belly, sides of wings, chocolate patterned wings, black butt, a bit of white before the butt.
Appearance and identification: Nabu: Die Schnatterente ähnelt auf den ersten Blick so sehr der weiblichen Stockente, dass man diese schnell verwechseln kann. [Link]
Seasonal Behavior: Wintergast am Greifensee.
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 04-20 - 07-20 Migration in: 02-20 - 05-21 Migration out: 07-20 - 12-31Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=46-56 cm, wingspan=84-95 cm, weight=550-1000 gHabitats: River and lake
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ 2021-10-24 13:12:46
Details
Reiherenten am Klingnauerstausee, zwei Weibchen, zwei Männchen. 2022-02-05 14:39:46 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-05.
Description
General: Schwarz-weiss mit Muster auf Rücken/Flügel, gelbe Augen, blau-grauer Schnabel mit schwarzer SpitzeGeneral: On a lake in wintertime.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast um 1900 in Deutschland eingewandert, seit 1930 offiziell Brutvogel
Geography:
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 05-10 - 08-09 Migration in: 01-01 - 05-10 Migration out: 07-10 - 12-31Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=40-47 cm, wingspan=67-73 cm, weight=500-1000 gHabitats: River and lake Details
Wikipedia: Greater scaup Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Greater-scaup-male2.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Asia.General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast RL R
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Migration in: 01-21 - 01-29 Migration out: 01-21 - 02-20Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=42-51 cm, wingspan=72-84 cm, weight=700-1300 gHabitats: River and lake
Similar species
Looks similar to: Red-breasted merganser. DetailsProfile Wikipedia Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU YouTube
Wikipedia: Harlequin duck Source: WIKIPEDIA
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.General:
Details
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Wikipedia: Long-tailed duck Source: WIKIPEDIA
Long-tailed-duck.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Asia.General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Migration in: 03-15 - 03-23 Migration out: 03-01 - 03-23Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=40-47 cm, wingspan=40-47 cm, weight=550-900 gHabitats: River and lake Details
Wikipedia: Common scoter Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Eurasian_common_scoter.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.General:
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Migration in: 03-15 - 03-23 Migration out: 03-01 - 03-23Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=44-54 cm, wingspan=79-90 cm, weight=650-1300 gHabitats: River and lake Details
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
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-26.
Description
General: Found on practically all Swiss lakes, especially north of the alps.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Appearance and identification:
Vocalization:
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=75-90 cm, wingspan=147-180 cm, weight=2100-4300 gHabitats: River and lake Details
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Wikipedia: Pink-footed goose Source: WIKIPEDIA
KurzschnabelgansRL.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast Bruten gehen auf entflogene Tiere zurückVocalization:
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=60-75 cm, wingspan=135-170 cm, weight=1800-3300 gDetails
Wikipedia: Taiga bean goose Source: WIKIPEDIA
Bean.goose.600pix.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast Bruten gehen auf entflogene Tiere zurück
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=66-84 cm, wingspan=142-175 cm, weight=2220-4060 gHabitats: River and lake Details
White-fronted goose closeup, on the way home from Laphroiag? 2023-08-11 13:38:38 Scotland
First observed in Scotland on 2023-08-11.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast Bruten gehen auf entflogene Tiere zurück
Vocalization:
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=65-78 cm, wingspan=130-165 cm, weight=1800-3100 gHabitats: River and lake Details
Whooper swan, Iceland. 2015-06-03 16:01:16
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-03.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast RL R
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Migration in: 03-12 - 03-19 Migration out: 02-20 - 03-12Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=145-160 cm, wingspan=218-243 cm, weight=8500-10000 gHabitats: River and lake
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ 2024-12-07 10:28:00 (song)
Details
Weisswangengans am Pfäffikersee. 2021-04-22 11:35:12 Pfäffikersee
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-04-22.
Description
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahresvogel, Wintergast nach 1975 in Deutschland brütendVocalization:
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=58-70 cm, wingspan=132-145 cm, weight=1300-2200 gDetails
Wikipedia: Brant Source: WIKIPEDIA
Brent-Goose.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Migration in: 11-26 - 12-31 Migration out: 03-12 - 04-20Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=56-61 cm, wingspan=110-120 cm, weight=1300-1600 gDetails
Great cormorant / Kormoran (Phalacrocorax carbo)
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Kormoran im Profil. 2024-05-22 17:14:35 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-01-26.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Seasonal Behavior:
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round birdOther Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=80-100 cm, wingspan=130-160 cm, weight=1700-3000 gHabitats: River and lake
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ 2021-05-19 07:39:23 Source: BirdNet 20210519_073923 birdnet 1559 - Great Cormorant - 2021-05-19 07:39:23 - Great Cormorant - Cudrefin.mp3 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge (song)
Calls:
XC770245 - Great Cormorant call - Phalacrocorax carbo.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC770245 - Great Cormorant call - Phalacrocorax carbo.mp3 (call)
Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
Details
European shag / Krähenscharbe (Gulosus aristotelis)
Krähenscharbe pasr oder European shag on boat tour at Chioggia. 2025-09-26 11:30:23 Chioggia
First observed in Chioggia on 2025-09-26.
Description
Appearance and identification:Details
Northern gannet / Basstölpel (Morus bassanus)
Wikipedia: Northern gannet Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Morus_bassanus_adu.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL R
Vocalization:
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=87-100 cm, wingspan=165-180 cm, weight=2400-3600 gDetails
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
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2025-06-14.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Australia.General: Es gibt Streit um den Namen, vor allem ob der Alpenbirkenzeisig eine Underart oder eingene Art ist. Wikipedia sagt das erste, ornitho das zweite, usw. Ich habe das Problem für mich gelöst, indem ich die Mehrheit respektiere; wenn Alpenbirkenzeisig erwähnt wird, wird es hier as Birkenzeisig gezeigt.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology: Nachdem ich bei uns in 2025 einen Birkenzeisig gesehen, wurde ich neugierig wegen dem Namen. Der deutsche Name kommt von westschlavischen Sprachen. Google AI fasst so zusammen: Der Name "Zeisig" stammt aus dem Westslawischen abäleitet von Wörtern wie tschechisch "čížek" oder polnisch "czyżyk" (kleiner Zeisig) und wurde im 13./14. Jahrhundert ins Deutsche entlehnt, ursprünglich als "zīse" im Mittelhochdeutschen. ... Die ursprüngliche slawische Form "čižb" (Zeisig) und die Diminutivform "čižbkb" (kleiner Zeisig) sind lautmalerischen Ursprungs und spiegeln möglicherweise den Ruf des Vogels wider ähnlich dem ukrainischen "unù Bu?" (wer seid ihr?).
Etymology: The ‘poll’ part of the English name ‘Redpoll’ refers to a old word for ‘head’. [Link]
Appearance and identification: roter Punkt auf Kopf, sonst weiss+braun, teilweise hell-rot auf brust.
Behavior:
Seasonal behavior
Seldom seen here Year-round bird Breeding: 05-21 - 08-18 Migration in: 03-01 - 05-01 Migration out: 08-29 - 10-27Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=11-14 cm, wingspan=20-25 cm, weight=9-16 gHabitats: Mountain
Vocalisation
Song: A few chirps and a trill, then repeat. Song:Details
Wikipedia: Snow bunting Source: WIKIPEDIA
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.General: Deutschland: Wintergast
Seasonal behavior
Seldom seen here Presence: 02-01 - 12-16 Migration in: 11-26 - 12-16 Migration out: 11-26 - 12-03Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=16-17 cm, wingspan=32-38 cm, weight=28-50 gDetails
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Wikipedia: Meadow pipit Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Wiesenpieper_Meadow_pipit.jpg
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-06-27.
Description
General: Looks like MisteldrosselGeneral: Deutschland: Brut, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL V
Etymology:
Seasonal Behavior:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 04-01 - 07-29 Migration in: 02-20 - 05-10 Migration out: 09-17 - 11-06Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=14 cm, wingspan=22-25 cm, weight=15-22 gHabitats: Mountain
Similar species
Looks similar to: Mistle thrush.Vocalisation
Song: 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? Song:♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC722919 - Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis - song.mp3 (song)
Calls:
XC930459 - Meadow Pipit flight call - Anthus pratensis.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC930459 - Meadow Pipit flight call - Anthus pratensis.mp3 (flight call)
Call attributes: flight call Frequency: ,
Details
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Bachstelze. 2024-05-16 11:54:46 Kaltbrunner-Riet
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-05.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.General:
Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel
Seasonal behavior
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=18 cm, wingspan=25-30 cm, weight=17-25 gHabitats: Settlement Interesting behavior: Wags its tail when calling.
Vocalisation
Song: General: Usually just calls. This song is just a few chirpy slurs, sometimes rising-rising-falling.Song:
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC694995 - White Wagtail - Motacilla alba - song recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (song)
Calls:
XC644775 - White Wagtail - Motacilla alba alba - call, recorded in Estonia.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC644775 - White Wagtail - Motacilla alba alba - call, recorded in Estonia.mp3 (call)
Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 3-7 KHz,
Details
Common starling / Star (Sturnus vulgaris)
Junger Star sitzt auf einem Highland Cattle bei Speck, Fehraltorf. 2022-08-17 14:44:56 Fehraltorf
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-04-11.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America (introduced), Africa, Asia.General: Learned on BBC's Winterwatch: the movement of a swarm of starlings is called a murmuration! Check out this this video or even an entire half hour
General: In trees or in the fields by the cows.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel RL 3[8]
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.
Vocalization: Eine der Vogelarten, die gleichzeitig zwei Töne singen kann!
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 04-01 - 07-20 Migration in: 01-21 - 04-11 Migration out: 09-07 - 11-26Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=21 cm, wingspan=37-42 cm, weight=60-90 gHabitats: Agricultural
Vocalisation
Song: I find their individual song amusing, with its (long) whoops and weird noises. As a group, they're just noisy! Song:Calls:
Birdnet 1968 - European Starling long whoop call - 2021-08-23 17-26-09 - European Starling - Fehraltorf.
♫ 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)
Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 1-6 KHz, Special sounds: whoop.
Details
Redwing / Rotdrossel (Turdus iliacus)
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Wieder mal ein Rotdrossel bei Wildert, auf der Flucht vom kalten Norden. 2025-10-31 16:07:48 Wildert
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-05.
Description
General: In Switzerland these are migrants or winter guests that breed in Scandinavia. I saw a group that landed in a tree by the Luppmen. Some sang an odd song that I didn't recognize but unfortunately couldn't record. They were rather nervous and quickly flew off.General: I had an interesting educational experience with fieldfares! At the end of December 2020 I saw redwings in Fehraltorf for the first time. They're a winter guest that breeds in Scandinavia. Jan 2021 I saw one from our dining room window, and two days later saw 31 of them land in four trees along the Luppmen brook, and spontaneously decided to report them via the eBird app. The next day I got an automated response saying this was an unusually high number, and that I should document the sighting further. I added pictures of the group in the trees pus one of an individual close up. Then I got a nice e-mail from eBird volunteer Raphaël Nussbaumer, an Earth Science PhD and postdoc at the Swiss Ornithological Institute, saying that my redwings were fieldfares. I checked the guide books and apps, and that seemed plausible. I was surprised that none of them mentioned the danger of confusing the two, which are actually quite similar (and related). I checked the closeup I took on December 31 and asked Raphaël if it was actually a redwing, and he confirmed it. So I actually found two (to me) new thrushes within 3 weeks. He noted 'they are often found mixed with fieldfare or mistle thrush, so one has to be careful to check the entire group and not assume that all are redwings. I saw 8 similar looking birds when I saw the actual redwing, and while I think there's more than one redwing there, I can't see the whole flock well enough to be sure.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Appearance and identification:
Seasonal Behavior:
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Migration in: 02-10 - 04-20 Migration out: 09-17 - 12-07Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=21 cm, wingspan=33-34 cm, weight=50-75 gHabitats: Forest
Vocalisation
Song:♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC320315 - Redwing - Turdus iliacus.mp3 (song)
Calls:
XC678455 - Redwing - Turdus iliacus - single call.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC678455 - Redwing - Turdus iliacus - single call.mp3 (call)
Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
Details
Fieldfare / Wacholderdrossel (Turdus pilaris)
Wacholderdrossel in Sils-Maria. 2023-02-06 12:34:08 Sils
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-01-16.
Description
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, WintergastPersonal notes: I had an interesting educational experience with fieldfares! Check it out under Redwing.
Appearance and identification:
Geography: Nabu: 'Die ursprüngliche Heimat dieser nordischen Drossel ist die Sibirische Taiga. Vor etwa 200 Jahren begann ihre Ausbreitung in den südwestlichen Raum Europas.'Wie der Misteldrossel vertreibt der Wacholderdrossel Feinde wie Elster, Rabenkrähe oder Bussard vom Nestgebiet mit Kotbomben. ['Die Wacholderdrossel - Turdus pilaris Ein Wintergast wird heimisch', von Paul Laakmann aus Buntspecht 3/1986]
Behavior:
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 04-01 - 07-20 Migration in: 03-01 - 04-20 Migration out: 09-28 - 12-16Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=25 cm, wingspan=39-42 cm, weight=80-120 gHabitats: Forest
Vocalisation
Song: 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. Song:♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC769296 - Fieldfare - Turdus pilaris - song, a series of contactcalls.mp3 (song)
Calls:
XC938835 - Fieldfare flight call - Turdus pilaris.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC938835 - Fieldfare flight call - Turdus pilaris.mp3 (flight call)
Fieldfare flight call.
♫ 2025-05-14 16:16:00 Switzerland (flight call)
2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
XC937607 - Fieldfare alarm call - Turdus pilaris.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC937607 - Fieldfare alarm call - Turdus pilaris.mp3 (alarm call)
Call attributes: flight call Frequency: ,
Details
Common blackbird / Amsel (Turdus merula)
Wunderschöner junge Amsel. 2024-05-29 07:27:36 Levanto
First observed in Australia on 2008-01-01.
Description
General: The first bird I loved listening toGeneral: It earned its own song on my album i.e.: Blackbird on a Palm Tree.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Seasonal behavior
Year-round birdOther Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=24-25 cm, wingspan=34-38 cm, weight=80-125 gHabitats: Settlement Interesting behavior: Flaps its wings when calling.
Vocalisation
Song: 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:] Song:♫ 2023-02-23 17:40:48
♫ 2024-05-15 05:27:28
Calls:
XC919083 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - 1-note alarm call in Estonia.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC919083 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - 1-note alarm call in Estonia.mp3 (alarm call)
Alarm rattle
♫ Had never heard something like this, but I saw a black bird land in a tree by the Luppmen and shortly thereafter a blackbird started singing, so I check xeno-canto for something similar. Sometimes called an alarm rattle. Source: XENOCANTO XC557335 common blackbird alarm call.mp3 (alarm call)
XC931182 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - alarm call swoop from Sweden.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC931182 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - alarm call swoop from Sweden.mp3 (alarm call)
2: Loud falling series of notes, unlike anything else you hear from a blackbird, sometimes called an alarm rattle
Call attributes: alarm call Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz),
Details
Northern wheatear / Steinschmätzer (Oenanthe oenanthe)
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Male northern wheatear, photo by Andreas Trepte - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5 Source: WIKIPEDIA
Wikimedia Steinschmaetzer_Northern_wheatear_male.jpg
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-07-29.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.General: I thought after seeing these at over 2700 meters that they must be a typical mountain bird (and in the FOK Zurich materials they were in the mountain section), however Wikipedia explains that such a stony landscape is the key, whether that is high or not:
Geography:
Strangely the residence and migration maps differ greatly by source: in Wikipedia the northern wheatear spends winter in subsaharan Africa, while the authoratitive Kosmos-Vogelführer shows some in northern Africa like Morocco. Most other sources agree with Wikipedia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL 1
Etymology: I thought the German name Steinschmätzer, presumably stone kisser (no one explains it, oddly enough) to be much more logical than the English northern wheatear. I was greatly amused to look it up and find it to be a 'folk etymology of "white" and "arse"' (Wikipedia).
Etymology:
Appearance and identification: It has an evil-looking black eye stripe like the shrike. (I liked Nici Baiker's description of it in the FOK field ornithology course as 'Zorro look'.) I saw one flying on Muottas Muragl and thought the striking gray oval surrounded by dark feathers has to be typical and seems unique to the northern wheatear.
Geography: In den FOK Unterlagen werden die Zugrouten von Alaska und von nordosten Kanada gezeigt, die beide für Winter nach Afrika ziehen. Die aus Alaska fliegen über Asien unglaubliche 15000 Kilometer! Die in Kanada haben es auch nicht leicht, da sie zuerst über den Atlantik nach Spanien fliegen!
Behavior:
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 03-23 - 10-27 Breeding: 05-10 - 08-09 Migration in: 03-23 - 05-31 Migration out: 08-09 - 10-27Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=14-15 cm, wingspan=26-32 cm, weight=18-29 gHabitats: Mountain
Similar species
Looks similar to: Red-backed shrike.Vocalisation
Song:Geography:
Strangely the residence and migration maps differ greatly by source: in Wikipedia the northern wheatear spends winter in subsaharan Africa, while the authoratitive Kosmos-Vogelführer shows some in northern Africa like Morocco. Most other sources agree with Wikipedia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Song:
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC730221 - Northern Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe - song recorded in France, just 2-3 notes, then long pause.mp3 (song)
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC764932 - Northern Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe - song recorded in Sweden with lots of whoops and swoops, about 2 seconds long, then 3-4 seconds pause.mp3 (song)
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC319898 - Northern Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe - song recorded in Scotland and includes creaking or rattling mentioned at Nord U BirdID.mp3 Scotland (song)
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC769228 - Northern Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe - song recorded in the Netherlands.mp3 (song)
Details
Zaunkönig im Garten am Bodensee. 2024-01-01 13:32:24 Güttingen
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2019-07-07.
Description
General: The third smallest bird in Switzerland, after the goldcrest and firecrestGeneral: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 04-11 - 08-18 Migration in: 03-01 - 04-20 Migration out: 08-29 - 11-06Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=9-10 cm, wingspan=13-17 cm, weight=7-12 gHabitats: Forest
Vocalisation
Song: 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? Song:
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC916662 - Eurasian Wren song in China - Troglodytes troglodytes.mp3 (song)
Calls:
XC195946 - Eurasian Wren call - Troglodytes troglodytes.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC195946 - Eurasian Wren call - Troglodytes troglodytes.mp3 (call)
Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 3-8 KHz, Special sounds: sputter/pebble-clatter.
Details
EIn Kolkrabe wollte anscheinend etwas zum Fressen von uns. 2024-09-14 12:18:14 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-03-10.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.General: The raven is often mentioned in word puzzles as the largest songbird.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahresvogel
Good to know: A flock of ravens may be called an unkindness [Literary names of groups and flocks]
Etymology:
Appearance and identification:
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 02-20 - 06-09Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=64 cm, wingspan=120-150 cm, weight=800-1560 gHabitats: Mountain
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ 2025-10-14 15:41:00 Switzerland (song)
Graak!
XC779842 - Northern Raven - Corvus corax corax - call recorded in Sweden.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC779842 - Northern Raven - Corvus corax corax - call recorded in Sweden.mp3 (call)
Call attributes: Call melody: non-musical, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz), Special sounds: cawing.
Details
Fantasievolle Sturmmöwe Zürichsee, Postkarte vom Teddys Souvenir Shop, Limmatquai, Zürich. 2021-09-11 12:00:00
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-05.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.General: Not so common in Switzerland (most common would be the black-headed gull as far as I can see
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology:
Appearance and identification: Nabu: NABU über das Aussehen der Sturmmöwe: 'Sturmmöwen sind etwas größer als Lachmöwen, jedoch deutlich kleiner als Silbermöwen. Sie sind überwiegend weiß mit grauem Rücken und grauen Flügeln. Die Flügelenden sind schwarz mit weißer Spitze. Der Kopf ist rundlich, die dunklen Augen dünn rot umrandet. Der schlanke Schnabel und die Beine sind grünlichgelb, ein Schnabelfleck fehlt.' [Porträt]
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Migration in: 01-01 - 05-10 Migration out: 10-18 - 12-31Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=40-42 cm, wingspan=100-115 cm, weight=300-480 gnot sexually dimporphic. Identifying characteristics: general: head = white (Gray in winter and when young), beak = yellow (greenish yellow), legs = yellow (duller in winter), , , , Adult: wings = gray, , , Youth: wings = white (with brown streaks), , Winter: tail = black (and white striped), Prachtkleid: tail = white Habitats: River and lake Details
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MerlinBirdID says glaucous gull and American black duck females. 2023-10-12 13:39:32 New England
First observed in New England on 2023-10-12.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.General:
Vocalization:
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=62-68 cm, wingspan=150-165 cm, weight=964-2215 gDetails
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Either a lesser black-backed gull because of the orange legs, short neck, flat-topped head or yellow-legged gull because the bill is more yellow than orange. 2022-01-16 13:20:46
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization:
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=52-64 cm, wingspan=117-134 cm, weight=620-1000 gHabitats: River and lake Details
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Great black-backed gull (Mantelmöwe), Islay near Bridgend. 2023-08-11 09:31:48 Islay
First observed in Islay on 2023-08-11.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL R
Vocalization:
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=64-78 cm, wingspan=150-165 cm, weight=1033-2272 gHabitats: River and lake Details
Herring gull, near Barnegat Lighthouse, Long Beach Island, NJ. 2024-09-18 19:48:40 New Jersey
First observed in Scotland on 2023-08-19.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization:
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=55-64 cm, wingspan=123-148 cm, weight=750-1440 gHabitats: River and lake Details
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Wikipedia: Iceland gull Source: WIKIPEDIA
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.General:
Vocalization:
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=52-60 cm, wingspan=140-150 cm, weight=460-1039 gDetails
Cormorant, Graureiher, zwei Lachmöwen am Klingnauerstausee. 2022-02-05 10:35:32 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-05-20.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.General: Common waterbird at Pfäffikersee, that doesn't necessarily have the eponymous black head.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology:
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round birdOther Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=34-37 cm, wingspan=86-99 cm, weight=200-400 gnot sexually dimporphic. No breeding plumage Identifying characteristics: Summer: head = black, , , , , tail = black Winter: head = white (With Charlie Brown-style half circle behind the eye), , , , general: beak = red, legs = red, wings = gray, Habitats: River and lake
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ 2021-04-27 16:51:23 Source: BirdNet 20210427_165123 birdnet 1485 - Black-headed Gull racket at Chlisee - No confident detection - Wetzikon.mp3 Wetzikon (song)
Details
Black-legged kittiwake / Dreizehenmöwe (Rissa tridactyla)
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Wikipedia: Black-legged kittiwake Source: WIKIPEDIA
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL R
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Seldom seen here Year-round bird Migration in: 03-01 - 03-23 Migration out: 03-15 - 03-23Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=38-40 cm, wingspan=95-105 cm, weight=310-500 gDetails
Great auk / Riesenalk (Pinguinus impennis)
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
General:Details
Common ringed plover / Sandregenpfeifer (Charadrius hiaticula)
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Sandregenpfeifer auf Ende vom Damm in La Sauge. 2024-09-14 15:34:58 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2022-09-04.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL 1
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 03-12 - 10-27 Migration in: 10-07 - 10-27 Migration out: 10-07 - 10-15Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=18-20 cm, wingspan=48-57 cm, weight=55-73 gHabitats: Wetland Details
Semipalmated plover / Amerika-Sandregenpfeifer (Charadrius semipalmatus)
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Wikipedia: Semipalmated plover Source: WIKIPEDIA
Semipalmated_Plover.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America.General:
Details
European golden-plover / Goldregenpfeifer (Pluvialis apricaria)
Wikipedia: European golden-plover Source: WIKIPEDIA
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL 1Seasonal behavior
Presence: 02-20 - 12-16 Migration in: 11-26 - 12-03 Migration out: 03-01 - 04-01Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=26-29 cm, wingspan=67-76 cm, weight=160-280 gHabitats: Wetland Details
Red knot / Knutt (Calidris canutus)
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Red knots, according to MerlinBirdID - underway to somewhere better at Las Coloradas. 2023-04-15 09:34:08 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-15.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=23-25 cm, wingspan=57-61 cm, weight=110-160 gHabitats: Wetland Details
Dunlin / Alpenstrandläufer (Calidris alpina)
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Wikipedia: Dunlin Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Dunlin_%28Calidris_alpina%29_juvenile.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 1
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Migration in: 03-01 - 03-23 Migration out: 03-15 - 03-23Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=16-20 cm, wingspan=38-43 cm, weight=35-60 gHabitats: Wetland Details
Sanderling / Sanderling (Calidris alba)
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Wahrscheinlich Sanderling - there must be a better photo. 2024-09-14 15:34:48 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-03-27.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 04-11 - 10-27 Migration in: 10-07 - 10-15 Migration out: 04-20 - 05-31Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=20-21 cm, wingspan=40-45 cm, weight=44-70 gHabitats: Wetland Details
Purple sandpiper / Meerstrandläufer (Calidris maritima)
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Wikipedia: Purple sandpiper Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Calidris_maritima.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=20-22 cm, wingspan=42-46 cm, weight=52-80 gDetails
Temminck's stint / Temminckstrandläufer (Calidris temminckii)
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1200px-Temmincks_Stint.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
General: Deutschland: ZugvogelOther Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=13-15 cm, wingspan=34-37 cm, weight=17-30 gHabitats: Wetland Details
Whimbrel / Regenbrachvogel (Numenius phaeopus)
Whimbrel at x. 2025-02-25 10:29:04 Lanzarote
First observed in San Christiano on 2022-03-19.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Zugvogel
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 03-23 - 10-07 Migration in: 05-10 - 05-31 Migration out: 05-10 - 05-18Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=40-42 cm, wingspan=76-89 cm, weight=300-660 gHabitats: Wetland Details
Ruddy turnstone / Steinwälzer (Arenaria interpres)
Ruddy turnstone, San Christiana, Tenerife. 2022-03-19 10:26:30
First observed in Tenerife on 2022-03-19.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 2
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 04-11 - 10-18 Migration in: 05-01 - 06-20 Migration out: 05-01 - 06-08Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=22-24 cm, wingspan=50-57 cm, weight=85-150 gHabitats: Wetland Details
Common snipe / Bekassine (Gallinago gallinago)
Wahrscheinlich Bekassine mit dem langen Schnabel, Klingnauerstausee. 2022-02-05 11:54:14 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-10-24.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.General:
Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 1
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Migration in: 01-01 - 05-21 Migration out: 07-20 - 12-31Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=25-27 cm, wingspan=44-47 cm, weight=80-140 gHabitats: Wetland
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song:♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC812599 - Common Snipe song, one note, 4x per sec - Gallinago gallinago.mp3 (song)
Calls:
XC947581 - Common Snipe flight call - Gallinago gallinago.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC947581 - Common Snipe flight call - Gallinago gallinago.mp3 (flight call)
Call attributes: flight call Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz), Special sounds: quack.
Details
Black-tailed godwit / Uferschnepfe (Limosa limosa)
Wikipedia: Black-tailed godwit Source: WIKIPEDIA
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL 1
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 02-20 - 09-28 Migration in: 05-01 - 05-31 Migration out: 05-01 - 05-08Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=40-44 cm, wingspan=70-82 cm, weight=250-390 gHabitats: Wetland Details
Common redshank / Rotschenkel (Tringa totanus)
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Common redshank plus common pochard. 2022-04-12 14:02:38
First observed in Mallorca on 2022-04-12.
Description
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL VVocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 03-01 - 10-07 Migration in: 03-23 - 05-21 Migration out: 03-15 - 03-23Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=27-29 cm, wingspan=59-66 cm, weight=85-150 gHabitats: Wetland Details
Red phalarope / Thorshühnchen (Phalaropus fulicarius)
Wikipedia: Red phalarope Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Phalaropus_fulicarius_10.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: seltener Zugvogel
Seasonal behavior
Seldom seen hereOther Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=20-22 cm, wingspan=40-44 cm, weight=40-75 gDetails
Red-necked phalarope / Odinshühnchen (Phalaropus lobatus)
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Zugvogel
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 05-21 - 10-27 Migration in: 10-07 - 10-27 Migration out: 10-07 - 10-15Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=18-19 cm, wingspan=32-41 cm, weight=27-48 gDetails
Arctic tern / Kü̈stenseeschwalbe (Sterna paradisaea)
Küstenseeschwalbe. 2026-05-25 08:24:41 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2026-05-25.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL 2
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Seldom seen hereOther Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=33-35 cm, wingspan=75-85 cm, weight=95-120 gDetails
Thick-billed guillemot / Dickschnabellumme (Uria lomvia)
Wikipedia: Thick-billed guillemot Source: WIKIPEDIA
Uria_lomvia1.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.General:
Vocalization:
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Physical details: length=39-43 cm, wingspan=65-73 cm, weight=750-1100 gDetails
Common murre / Trottellumme (Uria aalge)
Wikipedia: Common murre Source: WIKIPEDIA
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL R
Vocalization:
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Physical details
Physical details: length=38-41 cm, wingspan=64-70 cm, weight=490-863 gDetails
Razorbill / Tordalk (Alca torda)
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Wikipedia: Razorbill Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Alca_torda_Caithness%2C_Scotland.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahresvogel, Wintergast RL R
Vocalization:
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Physical details
Physical details: length=37-39 cm, wingspan=63-68 cm, weight=524-890 gDetails
Dovekie / Krabbentaucher (Alle alle)
Wikipedia: Dovekie Source: WIKIPEDIA
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization:
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Physical details
Physical details: length=17-19 cm, wingspan=40-48 cm, weight=140-190 gDetails
Black guillemot / Gryllteiste (Cepphus grylle)
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Wikipedia: Black guillemot Source: WIKIPEDIA
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.General: Deutschland: seltener Wintergast
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Physical details
Physical details: length=30-32 cm, wingspan=52-58 cm, weight=340-500 gDetails
Atlantic puffin / Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
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Atlantic puffin landing. 2015-06-10 15:10:10
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-10.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.General:
Vocalization:
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Physical details
Physical details: length=26-29 cm, wingspan=47-63 cm, weight=320-480 gDetails
Eurasian oystercatcher / Austernfischer (Haematopus ostralegus)
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Eurasian oystercatcher, Iceland. 2015-06-09 14:04:38
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-09.
Description
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, WintergastEtymology: Bbc2: A flock of oyster catchers is a parcel [A nugget from Winterwatch 2022, episode 1, from BBC 2]
Vocalization:
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Physical details
Physical details: length=40-45 cm, wingspan=80-86 cm, weight=430-650 gHabitats: Wetland Details
Parasitic jaeger / Schmarotzerraubmöwe (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Arctic Skua, defending its nest. 2015-06-10 14:32:52
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-10.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Zugvogel
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Seldom seen hereOther Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=41-46 cm, wingspan=110-125 cm, weight=330-570 gDetails
Family Burhinidae (Triele, Haematopodidae – Austernfischer und Recurvirostridae – Säbelschnäblerverwandte):
Wikipedia: White-tailed eagle Source: WIKIPEDIA
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahresvogel, WintergastVocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Migration in: 02-01 - 04-01 Migration out: 11-06 - 12-31Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=70-90 cm, wingspan=200-240 cm, weight=3075-6920 gDetails
Rock dove with beautiful orange eyes. 2025-06-06 15:26:39 Stromboli
First observed in La Gomera on 2022-03-08.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahresvogel
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 01-01 - 12-31Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=31-34 cm, wingspan=63-70 cm, weight=230-370 gHabitats: Settlement
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song:♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC661807 - Rock Dove call - Columba livia.mp3 (call)
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
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Wikipedia Datei Falco columbarius Male. Source: WIKIPEDIA
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First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2024-05-16.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General:
Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Migration in: 02-20 - 03-01 Migration out: 02-22 - 03-01Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=25-30 cm, wingspan=50-62 cm, weight=125-300 gHabitats: Agricultural Details
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Wikipedia: Gyrfalcon Source: WIKIPEDIA
Falco_rusticolus_white_cropped.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.General:
Vocalization:
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Physical details
Physical details: length=50-60 cm, wingspan=130-160 cm, weight=805-2100 gDetails
Wikipedia: Red-throated loon Source: WIKIPEDIA
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Migration in: 02-01 - 02-10 Migration out: 02-02 - 02-10Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=53-69 cm, wingspan=106-116 cm, weight=1170-1900 gHabitats: River and lake Details
Great northern loon, Squam Lake, New Hampshire. 2023-10-06 12:26:58 New England
First observed in New England on 2023-10-06.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.General: Deutschland: seltener Wintergast
Seasonal behavior
Seldom seen hereOther Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=69-91 cm, wingspan=69-91 cm, weight=3600-4480 gDetails
Horned grebe, Myvatn, Iceland. 2015-06-05 11:22:28
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-05.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 1
Vocalization:
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Physical details
Physical details: length=31-38 cm, wingspan=46-55 cm, weight=364-449 gHabitats: River and lake Details
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Wikipedia: Manx shearwater Source: WIKIPEDIA
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.General:
Vocalization:
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Physical details
Physical details: length=31-36 cm, wingspan=76-88 cm, weight=375-459 gDetails
Wikipedia: Northern fulmar Source: WIKIPEDIA
Fulmarus_Glacialis.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL R
Vocalization:
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Physical details
Physical details: length=45-50 cm, wingspan=102-112 cm, weight=610-1000 gDetails
Wikipedia: Leach's storm-petrel Source: WIKIPEDIA
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
General: Deutschland: seltener ZugvogelOther Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=19-22 cm, wingspan=45-48 cm, weight=40-50 gDetails
Wikipedia: European storm-petrel Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-European_Storm_Petrel_From_The_Crossley_ID_Guide_Eastern_Birds.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
General:Vocalization:
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Physical details
Physical details: length=14-18 cm, wingspan=36-39 cm, weight=23-30 gDetails
Wikipedia: Short-eared owl Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Short_Eared_Owl_on_the_Ground.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 1
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=37-39 cm, wingspan=95-110 cm, weight=260-420 gHabitats: Wetland Details
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Wikipedia: Rock ptarmigan Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Rock_Ptarmigan_%28Lagopus_Muta%29.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahresvogel RL R
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 05-01 - 08-09Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=34-36 cm, wingspan=54-60 cm, weight=350-600 gHabitats: Mountain Details