Wallcreeper (1)Tichodroma muraria IvanM Switzerland 📍 Map Date taken: Mar 26 2009 Wallcreepers are the most sought-after birds in the Alps. Their colors are very special and their butterfly-like flight is also very particular. They are not uncommon and are found also attending man-made structures such as dams! They spend the summer high up in the mountains but in the winter they can be found at much lower altitudes. Date uploaded: Jul 15 2014 Views: 4 Write comments
Bohemian Waxwing (21)Bombycilla garrulus IvanM Switzerland 📍 Map Date taken: Mar 19 2009 Bohemian Waxwings get to Southern Europe only in invasion years. In my region in Switzerland they are usually found on persimmon trees, which carry their fruit in the winter (in this photo, though, they are on a different tree since it was later in the season, no more persimmons on the trees). Date uploaded: Jul 15 2014 Views: 4 Write comments
White-throated Dipper (1)Cinclus cinclus IvanM Switzerland 📍 Map Date taken: Mar 5 2009 Dippers are very special birds because they are the only ones that are able to walk at the bottom of streams! To achieve that they have heavier bones that allow them to stay underwater! Date uploaded: Jul 15 2014 Views: 6 Write comments
Jack Snipe (1)Lymnocryptes minimus IvanM Switzerland 📍 Map Date taken: Dec 7 2008 These birds are not very easy to see. They have a cryptic plumage and they only get flushed from a few steps away. This one stayed in the same position for at least 25 minutes, and did not move even when a dog approached it up to a couple meters! Date uploaded: Jul 15 2014 Views: 11 Write comments
Common Tern (35)Sterna hirundo IvanM Germany 📍 Map Date taken: Aug 4 2006 In Wilhelmshaven there is an artificial platform that was equipped to host a tern colony for research studies. It hosts about 1000 individuals! Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 0 Write comments
Eurasian Spoonbill (1)Platalea leucorodia IvanM Netherlands 📍 Map Date taken: Jul 24 2005 Spoonbills breed in colonies in a widespread range, but one of the North European strongholds is in the Netherlands! Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 4 Write comments
Common Chiffchaff (2)Phylloscopus collybita IvanM Germany 📍 Map Date taken: Apr 25 2008 European warblers are very tough to identify. The Chiffchaff gets its name from its song that goes "chiff chiff chaff" repeatedly and is heard very often. This is also the best way to identify this species! Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 15 Write comments
Blue Tit (7)Parus caeruleus IvanM Germany 📍 Map Date taken: Apr 23 2008 In addition to being very cute, Blue Tits are also very curious! They often approach and give alarm calls to scare you off! Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 3 Write comments
Chaffinch (7)Fringilla coelebs IvanM Germany 📍 Map Date taken: Apr 17 2008 Details: male After having posted the Madeiran and the North African subspecies, finally a photo of the nominate race of the Chaffinch, one of the most common breeding birds of European forests! Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 4 Write comments
Long-eared Owl (11)Asio otus IvanM Germany 📍 Map Date taken: Apr 17 2008 This bird was probably migrating and decided to take a rest right in the grounds of the institute where I was working! Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 2 Write comments
