10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills goes on to give greater detail of the former nesting sites in Europe: it could once be found “in southern Germany and Austria, in the valleys of the upper Rhine and Danube Rivers, and in the Alps of Switzerland, Italy and Germany, and perhaps in Hungary and Greece”.

Morocco 217

Morocco Austria Algeria Germany 217

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

Quite possibly, this laughingthrush is now locally extinct in Switzerland or at least in Basel. Survival rates of chicks increase when there are helpers present – and if in captivity this is not an option, humans can also take the place of helpers ( source ). ” ( source ).

Burma 191

Burma India Birds Indonesia 191

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2015

The Italian Sparrow is not entirely confined to Italy but – not surprisingly – also occurs in neighbouring areas of Austria and Switzerland. Then there is the fact that indicus sparrows tend to avoid human habitations while domesticus doesn’t, leading to sympatric breeding with a disputed amount of hybridisation.

Sparrows 210

Sparrows Italy Asia Austria 210

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Visiting the continent after the end of most of the autumn migration meant that the number of bird species I could see in northern France, Switzerland, southern Germany, and Austria was much reduced. Mute Swans seem equally adapted to human presence in Europe. Mallards were, of course, everywhere water could be found.

Austria 123

Austria Switzerland Europe Geese 123