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  1. dalat

    Switzerland 2023

    How did you guess? :) I was exactly in that area, near Wildhaus. Maybe 1 km from the area described in that trip report.
  2. dalat

    Switzerland 2023

    Was looking for Hazel Grouse earlier this week and failed again. But was happy to find this one:
  3. dalat

    Switzerland 2023

    Ok, this seems to be a good place also in summer: Leukerfeld - BirdForum Opus. There are is great otherwise as well, e.g. for Lammergeier.
  4. dalat

    Switzerland 2023

    Hi, here Wallcreepers are easiest in Winter, when they come down to the lower areas and often stay reliably on some smaller rocks, where they are easy to see. There are a usually a couple of known spots where chances are very good. Their breeding areas are high up in rock walls in the...
  5. dalat

    Switzerland 2023

    In May/June they are high up, not on bridges or quarries in the lower areas. Sorry. A place that I personally know, and where you'll have good chances, but not 100 % and likely distant views, is the Äscher in Eastern Switzerland. Very scenic and easy to reach: Berggasthaus Äscher
  6. dalat

    Switzerland 2023

    Interesting! I'm always amazed how little the birds are bothered by the trains passing very close above...
  7. dalat

    Switzerland 2023

    Checked out the local Wallcreeper spot last week and it was there indeed. It's easy to reach, in the town of St. Gallen, on a railway viaduct. Needs some luck though and the views are usually distant. There is also an ancient wooden bridge which is a perfect spot to watch and photograph dippers...
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