4 days at Lago Maggiore, where we met Steven Hampton, Nadia und Cara, and also heard or saw a number of birds

We visited friends from Australia in Ticino but stayed in Italy in Comegno at the Lago Maggiore. I submitted my Zoom H6 recording of Blackcap warblers a.k.a. Eurasian blackcaps or Moenchgrasmuecken to xeno-canto.org as XC919027. There you hear the typical dialect the birds sing in Ticino and Italy, a different ending from what I hear at home every day near Zurich. A total of 2 species is included, 2 of them have been observed.
4 nights at Lago Maggiore - 05 July 2024 Lago Maggiore in Italien und der Schweiz - 06 July 2024 Lago Maggiore in Italien und der Schweiz

4 nights at Lago Maggiore:

2024-07-02 12.00.01 - 2024-07-06 12.00.00 in Lago Maggiore in Italien und der Schweiz

05 July 2024 Lago Maggiore in Italien und der Schweiz:

White wagtail / Bachstelze (Motacilla alba)

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Callers: White wagtail, European greenfinch
♫ 2024-07-05 10:05:00 Bachstelze, Grünfink Rufe in Colmegna. Lago Maggiore in Italien und der Schweiz (call)

06 July 2024 Lago Maggiore in Italien und der Schweiz:

Black cap warbler / Mönchsgrasmücke (Sylvia atricapilla)

Also known as: Eurasian blackcap, Eurasian blackcap
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♫ 2024-07-06 07:59:06 Black cap warbler or Mönchsgrasmücke, sings Ticinese dialect - + several variations that I call figaro figaro etc. Source: Zoom H6/H2n Lago Maggiore in Italien und der Schweiz (call)