Latest report of Bird Rareties seen in 2022
Bird Report
Ref. Ornitho.ch
The first record of the Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas, the second North American passerine observed in Switzerland, was the most important event of 2022. The first Swiss observation of the Moltoniʼs Warbler
Sylvia subalpina in Ticino was more anticipated. The second record of Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus, the third record of a wild Saker
Falco cherrug, Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva and Dusky Warbler
Phylloscopus fuscatushave been reported. The fourth to seventh records of Bonelliʼs Eagle
Aquila fasciata were revealed by the GPS positions of their transmitters (none were observed in the field). An unprecedented influx of Pallas’s Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus proregulus produced the fifth to seventh records in our country and an invasion of young European Rollers
Coracias garrulus occurred at the end of summer with at least 51 individuals. The twelfth Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus for Switzerland (the first record at Lake Geneva since 1875) and the eleventh Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius (the last record dating from 2010) were observed. Finally, two new colonies of Pallid Swift
Apuspallidus were discovered outside Ticino, in Brig and Geneva, and the ninth breeding record of Subalpine Warbler
Sylvia cantillans was recorded.