Last update:28.10.2005: 225 species (goal 200, got it!). Lifers for Switzerland so far:15 (Snow Bunting, Lesser Scaup, Subalpine Warbler, Black-winged Stilt, Woodchat Shrike, Little Tern, Collared Pratincole, Melodious Warbler, Little Owl, Great Snipe, Fan-tailed Warbler, Blue Rock Thrush, Lesser Grey Shrike, Shore Lark, Brent Goose)
Divers
Red-throated Diver
Black-throated Diver
Grebes
Great Crested Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Black-necked Grebe
Little Grebe
Cormorants
Cormorant
Herons and Egrets
Little Bittern
Night Heron
Cattle Egret
Little Egret
Great White Egret
Grey Heron
Purple Heron
Storks
White Stork
Black Stork
Spoonbill and Ibis
Spoonbill
Swans, Geese and Ducks
Whooper Swan
Mute Swan
Bean Goose
White-fronted Goose
Greylag Goose
Brent Goose
Shelduck
Ruddy Shelduck (Cat. C)
Wigeon
Mallard
Gadwall
Pintail
Shoveler
Teal
Garganey
Mandarin (Cat. C)
Red-crested Pochard
Pochard
Ferruginous Duck
Tufted Duck
Lesser Scaup
Eider
Long-tailed Duck
Velvet Scoter
Goldeneye
Smew
Red-breasted Merganser
Goosander
Hawks, Vultures and Eagles, Osprey
European Honey-buzzard
Red Kite
Black Kite
Hen Harrier
Montagu's Harrier
Marsh Harrier
Sparrowhawk
Goshawk
Buzzard
Golden Eagle
Osprey
Falcons
Kestrel
Hobby
Peregrine Falcon
Grouses, Partridges
Ptarmigan
Black Grouse
Rails
Water Rail
Spotted Crake
Moorhen
Coot
Cranes
Crane
Stilt, Oystercatcher and Avocet
Black-winged Stilt
Coursers and Pratincoles
Collared Pratincole
Plovers and Lapwings
Little Ringed Plover
Great Ringed Plover
Dotterel
Grey Plover
Lapwing
Sandpipers and Allies
Red Knot
Sanderling
Little Stint
Temminck's Stint
Curlew Sandpiper
Dunlin
Ruff
Whimbrel
Curlew
Spotted Redshank
Common Redshank
Marsh Sandpiper
Greenshank
Green Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Black-tailed Godwit
Snipe
Great Snipe
Jack Snipe
Gulls
Mediterranean Gull
Little Gull
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Terns
Common Tern
Little Tern
Black Tern
Pigeons
Woodpigeon
Stock Dove
Feral Dove
Collared Dove
Turtle Dove
Cuckoos
Common Cuckoo
Owls
Barn Owl
Pygmy Owl
Little Owl
Long-eared Owl
Tawny Owl
Swifts
Common Swift
Pallid Swift
Alpine Swift
Kingfishers
Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Wryneck
Black Woodpecker
Grey-headed Woodpecker
Green Woodpecker
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Larks
Wood Lark
Skylark
Shore Lark
Swallows and Martins
Sand Martin
Crag Martin
Barn Swallow
House Martin
Pipits and Wagtails
Tree Pipit
Water Pipit
Meadow Pipit
Yellow Wagtail
White Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Waxwing, Dipper, Wren and Accentors
Waxwing
Dipper
Wren
Hedge Accentor (Dunnock)
Alpine Accentor
Chats and Thrushes
Robin
Rufous Nightingale
Bluethroat
Black Redstart
Common Redstart
Whinchat
Common Stonechat
Northern Wheatear
Blue Rock Thrush
Ring Ouzel
Blackbird
Fieldfare
Song Thrush
Redwing
Mistle Thrush
Warblers
Fan-tailed Warbler
Grasshopper Warbler
Savi's Warbler
Marsh Warbler
Reed Warbler
Great Reed Warbler
Icterine Warbler
Melodious Warbler
Subalpine Warbler
Lesser Whitethroat
Common Whitethroat
Garden Warbler
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Goldcrest
Firecrest
Flycatchers
Spotted Flycatcher
Pied Flycatcher
Long-tailed Tit, Bearded Tit, Real Tits
Long-tailed Tit
Bearded Tit
Marsh Tit
Willow Tit
Crested Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Nuthatches, Wallcreeper and Treecreepers
Nuthatch
Short-toed Treecreeper
Treecreeper
Orioles
Golden Oriole
Shrikes
Red-backed Shrike
Lesser Grey Shrike
Great Grey Shrike
Woodchat Shrike
Jays, Crows and Magpies
Jay
Magpie
Nutcracker
Alpine Chough
Jackdaw
Raven
Carrion Crow
Hooded Crow
Rook
Starlings
Starling
Sparrows
Tree Sparrow
Italian Sparow
House Sparrow
Snow Finch
Finches
Chaffinch
Brambling
Serin
Citril Finch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Siskin
Linnet
Common Redpoll (cabaret)
Common Crossbill
Bullfinch
Hawfinch
Buntings
Yellowhammer
Cirl Bunting
Ortolan Bunting
Reed Bunting
Snow Bunting
Corn Bunting
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Divers
Red-throated Diver
Black-throated Diver
Grebes
Great Crested Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Black-necked Grebe
Little Grebe
Cormorants
Cormorant
Herons and Egrets
Little Bittern
Night Heron
Cattle Egret
Little Egret
Great White Egret
Grey Heron
Purple Heron
Storks
White Stork
Black Stork
Spoonbill and Ibis
Spoonbill
Swans, Geese and Ducks
Whooper Swan
Mute Swan
Bean Goose
White-fronted Goose
Greylag Goose
Brent Goose
Shelduck
Ruddy Shelduck (Cat. C)
Wigeon
Mallard
Gadwall
Pintail
Shoveler
Teal
Garganey
Mandarin (Cat. C)
Red-crested Pochard
Pochard
Ferruginous Duck
Tufted Duck
Lesser Scaup
Eider
Long-tailed Duck
Velvet Scoter
Goldeneye
Smew
Red-breasted Merganser
Goosander
Hawks, Vultures and Eagles, Osprey
European Honey-buzzard
Red Kite
Black Kite
Hen Harrier
Montagu's Harrier
Marsh Harrier
Sparrowhawk
Goshawk
Buzzard
Golden Eagle
Osprey
Falcons
Kestrel
Hobby
Peregrine Falcon
Grouses, Partridges
Ptarmigan
Black Grouse
Rails
Water Rail
Spotted Crake
Moorhen
Coot
Cranes
Crane
Stilt, Oystercatcher and Avocet
Black-winged Stilt
Coursers and Pratincoles
Collared Pratincole
Plovers and Lapwings
Little Ringed Plover
Great Ringed Plover
Dotterel
Grey Plover
Lapwing
Sandpipers and Allies
Red Knot
Sanderling
Little Stint
Temminck's Stint
Curlew Sandpiper
Dunlin
Ruff
Whimbrel
Curlew
Spotted Redshank
Common Redshank
Marsh Sandpiper
Greenshank
Green Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Black-tailed Godwit
Snipe
Great Snipe
Jack Snipe
Gulls
Mediterranean Gull
Little Gull
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Terns
Common Tern
Little Tern
Black Tern
Pigeons
Woodpigeon
Stock Dove
Feral Dove
Collared Dove
Turtle Dove
Cuckoos
Common Cuckoo
Owls
Barn Owl
Pygmy Owl
Little Owl
Long-eared Owl
Tawny Owl
Swifts
Common Swift
Pallid Swift
Alpine Swift
Kingfishers
Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Wryneck
Black Woodpecker
Grey-headed Woodpecker
Green Woodpecker
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Larks
Wood Lark
Skylark
Shore Lark
Swallows and Martins
Sand Martin
Crag Martin
Barn Swallow
House Martin
Pipits and Wagtails
Tree Pipit
Water Pipit
Meadow Pipit
Yellow Wagtail
White Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Waxwing, Dipper, Wren and Accentors
Waxwing
Dipper
Wren
Hedge Accentor (Dunnock)
Alpine Accentor
Chats and Thrushes
Robin
Rufous Nightingale
Bluethroat
Black Redstart
Common Redstart
Whinchat
Common Stonechat
Northern Wheatear
Blue Rock Thrush
Ring Ouzel
Blackbird
Fieldfare
Song Thrush
Redwing
Mistle Thrush
Warblers
Fan-tailed Warbler
Grasshopper Warbler
Savi's Warbler
Marsh Warbler
Reed Warbler
Great Reed Warbler
Icterine Warbler
Melodious Warbler
Subalpine Warbler
Lesser Whitethroat
Common Whitethroat
Garden Warbler
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Goldcrest
Firecrest
Flycatchers
Spotted Flycatcher
Pied Flycatcher
Long-tailed Tit, Bearded Tit, Real Tits
Long-tailed Tit
Bearded Tit
Marsh Tit
Willow Tit
Crested Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Nuthatches, Wallcreeper and Treecreepers
Nuthatch
Short-toed Treecreeper
Treecreeper
Orioles
Golden Oriole
Shrikes
Red-backed Shrike
Lesser Grey Shrike
Great Grey Shrike
Woodchat Shrike
Jays, Crows and Magpies
Jay
Magpie
Nutcracker
Alpine Chough
Jackdaw
Raven
Carrion Crow
Hooded Crow
Rook
Starlings
Starling
Sparrows
Tree Sparrow
Italian Sparow
House Sparrow
Snow Finch
Finches
Chaffinch
Brambling
Serin
Citril Finch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Siskin
Linnet
Common Redpoll (cabaret)
Common Crossbill
Bullfinch
Hawfinch
Buntings
Yellowhammer
Cirl Bunting
Ortolan Bunting
Reed Bunting
Snow Bunting
Corn Bunting
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