Birds of Switzerland Photo Gallery by Ingo Waschkies at pbase.com

Birds of Switzerland

Selection of bird photos taken in Switzerland, ordered by IOC world checklist ( http://www.worldbirdnames.org ). Here I'll limit myself to a maximum of 5 shots per species, showing (if possible) male, female and juvenile/immature birds. This is not supposed to be a permanent gallery as I'll replace shots here as soon as I have better photos available. More photos can be found in the species gallery.
Most photos displayed here are currently from Kanton Zürich.

Adult Greylag Goose (ssp. anser)	Adult Greylag Goose (ssp. anser)	Adult and immature Greater White-fronted Geese (ssp. albifrons)	Adult and immature Greater White-fronted Geese (ssp. albifrons)	Adult and immature Greater White-fronted Geese (ssp. albifrons)
Whooper Swans	Male Mandarin Duck	Male Mandarin Duck	Female Mandarin Duck	Adult male Gadwall
Adult male Gadwall	Adult male Mallard (ssp. platyrhynchos)	Adult male Northern Shoveler in breeding plumage	Female Northern Shoveler	Adult White-cheeked Pintail
Adult male Garganey	Adult male Eurasian Teal (ssp. crecca) in breeding plumage	Adult male Red-crested Pochard in breeding plumage	Adult male Red-crested Pochard	Adult male Red-crested Pochard in breeding plumage
Adult male Red-crested Pochard in breeding plumage	Adult male Common Pochard	Adult male Common Pochard	Adult female Common Pochard	Adult female Common Pochard
Adult male Ferruginous Duck	Adult female Ferruginous Duck	Adult male Tufted Duck	Adult male Tufted Duck	Adult female Tufted Duck
Adult female Tufted Duck	Adult male Common Eider (ssp. mollissima)	Adult male Common Eider (ssp. mollissima)	Adult male Common Eider (ssp. mollissima)	Courtship of Common Goldeneye
Adult male Common Merganser (ssp. merganser) in breeding plumage	Adult male Common Merganser (ssp. merganser) in breeding plumage	Adult male Common Merganser (ssp. merganser) in breeding plumage	Adult female Common Merganser (ssp. merganser)	Adult female Common Merganser (ssp. merganser)
Adult Great Crested Grebe (ssp. cristatus) in breeding plumage	Great Crested Grebes (ssp. cristatus) displaying	Immature White Stork	Adult Eurasian Bittern (ssp. stellaris)	Eurasian Bittern
Adult Grey Heron	Immature Grey Heron (ssp. cinerea)	Adult Great Cormorant in non-breeding plumage (ssp. sinensis)	Adult Red Kite	Adult Red Kite (ssp. milvus)
Adult Red Kite	Adult Black Kite (ssp. migrans)	Adult Bearded Vulture (ssp. aureus)	Adult Bearded Vulture	Adult Bearded Vulture
Immature Bearded Vulture (ssp. aureus)	Subadult Bearded Vulture (ssp. aureus)	Adult Common Buzzard (ssp. buteo)	Adult Common Buzzard (ssp. buteo)	Immature Common Buzzard
Adult Common Buzzard	Adult Common Buzzard	Immature Golden Eagle (first or second winter)	Adult male Common Kestrel (ssp. tinnunculus)	Adult male Common Kestrel (ssp. tinnunculus)
Adult Water Rail	Adult Water Rail	Adult Common Moorhen	Adult Common Moorhen	Adult Eurasian Coot
Adult Eurasian Coot	Adult Eurasian Coot (ssp. atra)	Adult Greenshank in breeding plumage	Adult Greenshank in breeding plumage	Adult Black-headed Gull in breeding plumage
Immature Greater Black-backed Gull (second winter)	Immature European Herring Gull (probably second winter)	First winter Yellow-legged Gull harassing Common Eider	Adult male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Adult Middle Spotted Woodpecker (ssp. medius)
Adult male Great Spotted Woodpecker (ssp. pinetorum)	Adult male Great Spotted Woodpecker (ssp. pinetorum)	Adult female Great Spotted Woodpecker at nest	Adult male Black Woodpecker (ssp. martius)	Adult female Black Woodpecker (ssp. martius)
Adult male European Green Woodpecker (ssp. viridis)	Adult male Grey-headed Woodpecker (ssp. canus)	Immature Great Grey Shrike (ssp. excubitor)	Adult Alpine Chough (ssp. graculus)	Adult Willow Tit (ssp. montanus)
Adult Coal Tit (ssp. ater)	Adult male Great Tit (ssp. major)	Adult female Eurasian Penduline Tit (ssp. pendulinus)	Adult Long-tailed Tit (ssp. europaeus)	Adult Common Chiffchaff (ssp. collybita)
Adult Common Chiffchaff (ssp. collybita)	Adult Common Chiffchaff (ssp. collybita)	Adult Common Chiffchaff (ssp. collybita)	Adult Common Grasshopper Warbler	Adult Savi's Warbler (ssp. luscinioides)
Adult male Eurasian Blackcap (ssp. atricapilla)	Adult male Eurasian Blackcap (ssp. atricapilla)	Adult Goldcrest (ssp. regulus, probably male)	Adult Goldcrest (ssp. regulus, probably male)	Adult Goldcrest (ssp. regulus, probably male)
Adult Eurasian Wren (ssp. troglodytes)	Adult Eurasian Wren (ssp. troglodytes)	Adult Eurasian Wren (ssp. troglodytes)	Adult male Eurasian Nuthatch (ssp. caesia)	Adult male Eurasian Nuthatch (ssp. caesia)
Adult male Eurasian Nuthatch (ssp. caesia)	Adult female Eurasian Nuthatch (ssp. caesia)	Adult female Eurasian Nuthatch (ssp. caesia)	Adult Eurasian Treecreeper (ssp. macrodactyla)	Adult Short-toed Treecreeper (ssp. brachydactyla)
Adult European Robin (ssp. rubecula)	Adult European Robin (ssp. rubecula)	Adult European Robin	Adult White-throated Dipper	Adult White-throated Dipper
Adult White-throated Dipper	Adult White-winged Snowfinch (ssp. nivalis) in non-breeding plumage	Adult Alpine Accentor (ssp. collaris)	Grey Wagtail in non-breeding plumage	Adult male Common Chaffinch (ssp. coelebs)
Adult male Common Chaffinch (ssp. coelebs) in breeding plumage	Male Brambling in non-breeding plumage	Female Brambling in non-breeding plumage	Female Brambling in non-breeding plumage	Adult male European Greenfinch (ssp. chloris)
Adult male Eurasian Siskin	Adult female Eurasian Siskin	Adult male Yellowhammer (ssp. citrinella)	Female Common Reed Bunting in non-breeding plumage	Female Common Reed Bunting in non-breeding plumage

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thchang	PM reply	07-May-2012 13:56
charming collection! GREAT!!

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