Birdweather audio

Here's an attempt to compare Birdweather recordings with more reliable ones from XenoCanto.
Species Call/Song Birdweather Recordings
Alpine chough / Alpendohle (Pyrrhocorax graculus)
To identify probably alpendohle. 2022-05-22 12:42:04 Leuk Profile
Chirping, rather musical ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC512155 - Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus - flight call recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (flight call)
Bank swallow / Uferschwalbe (Riparia riparia)
Bank swallow. 2024-01-26 15:58:58 Thailand Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC659747 - Sand Martin - Riparia riparia - noisy call recorded in Sweden.mp3 (call)
Barn swallow / Rauchschwalbe (Hirundo rustica)
Rauchschwalbe braucht eine Coiffeuse. 2025-08-03 16:54:17 Fehraltorf Profile
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC898815 - Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica - flight call.mp3 (flight call)
Black cap warbler / Mönchsgrasmücke (Sylvia atricapilla)
Mönchsgrasmücke. 2024-05-16 12:18:58 Kaltbrunner-Riet Profile Notes: First detections this year on 08 March 2026. Somewhat strange that one of these was singing away near the house in March 2025, but BirdWeather didn't detect it. The angle may have been bad, but I'm surprised. I did see one in 2025 by March.
Calls: Call 1: General: Sputtery/stoney, but may have other calls too.
Call: The Blackcap may generate a perplexing variety of territorial calls, though the typical contact call is a hard, tongue-clicking "teck teck" which has a scolding quality to it. It's not dissimilar to the 'pebble-clacking' call of the Stonechat. [Suffex Wildlife Trust] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC546030 black cap warbler so-called tac and djii call.mp3 (call)


Call 2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC548858-20200411 Eurasian Blackcap, alarm call part of advertising song, male, Flughafen Belpmoos, Bern, Switzerland.mp3 Switzerland (alarm call)
Black kite / Schwarzmilan (Milvus migrans)
Schwarzmilan. 2022-05-22 10:42:20 Leuk Profile
Drei fallende Noten ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC884100 - Black Kite - Milvus migrans - flight call.mp3 (flight call)
Black redstart / Hausrotschwanz (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Hausrotschwanz beim Ortstockhaus, Braunwald. 2022-07-15 12:33:54 Gumen Profile
Calls: Call 1: XC560014 matches exactly what BirdID describes: 'Alarm call is a chat-like alternation between short, high-pitched "wit" sounds, and series of hard and dry "teck".' The high-pitched call I heard recently was between 5 and 6 KHz, which could help to distinguish between other birds with a deeper voice. The whooping call is sometimes listed as an alarm call. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC657510 - Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros - call.mp3 (call)


Call 2: Begging call sputters ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC567747-Black Redstart begging call.mp3 (begging call)
♫ 2024-10-31 13:07:15 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_130715-Birdweather-Black_Redstart.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
Black woodpecker / Schwarzspecht (Dryocopus martius)
Schwarzspecht in Wildert Naturschutzgebiet. 2024-12-18 14:30:58 Wildert Profile
Calls: Call 1: General: A loud unearthly call on a single unwavering note. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC549818 Black woodpecker flight call.mp3 (flight call)

Call 2: Describe drumming here, cf to other peckers! ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC553023 Black woodpecker drumming.mp3 (drumming)

Call 3: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC549818 Black woodpecker flight call.mp3 (flight call)
Black-crowned night-heron / Nachtreiher (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Nachtreiher in Camargue - the only bird I've been able to identify so far looking back on those old photos. 1991-07-15 12:41:47 Camargue Profile
No CallArchetype.
Black-headed gull / Lachmöwe (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Cormorant, Graureiher, zwei Lachmöwen am Klingnauerstausee. 2022-02-05 10:35:32 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake) Profile
No CallArchetype.
Bluethroat / Blaukehlchen (Luscinia svecica)
I had an ID via app for an immature or female bluethroat - which has no blue throat, but long legs and a relatively short tail in comparison - could be this. 2024-02-17 07:02:22 Laos Profile
No CallArchetype.
Brambling / Bergfink (Fringilla montifringilla)
Bergfink bei Bahnhof Fehraltorf. 2023-02-01 12:50:26 Fehraltorf Profile Notes: Could be a migrant (including 'Kurzstreckenzieher') that only appears here in fall and winter. I wasn't sure if it made sense to hear Brambling/Bergfink here, but I see I photographed one in Fehraltorf in January 2023. Also today 14 November 2024, MerlinSoundID also detected one. But I checked the detection of May 2, 2025, and it was actually a Buchfink that sang - the beginning of the melody of the two sounds similar, but after a few notes they're distinct, so this is a BirdNet mistake. See in relatively nearby places: Pfäffikersee, Zürich Chatzenseen
call cheep plus two ascending greenfinch (Grünfink) squawks ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC900455 - Brambling call - Fringilla montifringilla.mp3 (call)
♫ 2024-11-01 07:01:52 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241101_070152-Birdweather-Brambling but also a second bird.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)

♫ 2024-11-01 07:01:52 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241101_070152-Birdweather-Brambling, probably call but several notes.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (call)

Carrion crow / Rabenkrähe (Corvus corone)
Rabenkrähe bei der Pferderennbahn, Fehraltorf. 2025-04-01 11:36:14 Fehraltorf Profile
Calls: Call 1: Graak! ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC1036835 - Carrion Crow - Corvus corone call.mp3 (call)


Call 2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN_VIA_ZOOM ♫ 2024-03-22 06:28:12 Source: Zoom H6/H2n Staldenweiher (drumming)
♫ 2024-10-31 16:14:52 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_161452-Birdweather-Carrion_Crow.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
Cetti's warbler / Seidensänger (Cettia cetti)
Wikipedia: Cetti's warbler Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-37-090505-cettis-warbler-at-Kalloni-east-river.jpg Profile
No CallArchetype.
Cirl bunting / Zaunammer (Emberiza cirlus)
Paar bei Colonia de Sant Pere, Mallorca - MerlinBirdID suggests eurasian linnet or less likely cirl bunting. 2022-04-15 15:36:36 Profile
No CallArchetype.
Coal tit / Tannenmeise (Periparus ater)
Tannenmeise auf dem Weg zu Stazersee, St Moritz. 2023-02-05 15:51:20 Engadin Profile
Typical coal tit calls do a slide between two notes high-low alarm call but simple song-like calls too ♫ 2020-11-08 16:02:44 Source: BirdNet 20201108_160244 birdnet 1075 chirpy call, coal tit in background - Great spotted woodpecker - Fehraltorf.mp3 Fehraltorf (call)
♫ 2024-10-31 13:56:47 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_135647-Birdweather-Coal_Tit.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
Common blackbird / Amsel (Turdus merula)
Wunderschöner junge Amsel. 2024-05-29 07:27:36 Levanto Profile
Calls: Call 1: Sharp-edged call, mostly one note. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC919083 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - 1-note alarm call in Estonia.mp3 (alarm call)


Call 2: Loud falling series of notes, unlike anything else you hear from a blackbird, sometimes called an alarm rattle ♫ Had never heard something like this, but I saw a black bird land in a tree by the Luppmen and shortly thereafter a blackbird started singing, so I check xeno-canto for something similar. Sometimes called an alarm rattle. Source: XENOCANTO XC557335 common blackbird alarm call.mp3 (alarm call)
♫ 2024-10-31 16:44:21 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_164421-Birdweather-Eurasian_Blackbird.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
Common buzzard / Mäusebussard (Buteo buteo)
Mäusebussard nah bei Gutenswil. 2024-06-04 10:29:56 Fehraltorf Profile
Klingt ähnlich wie Rotmilan aber kürzer ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC917665 - Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo - call.mp3 (call)
Common chaffinch / Buchfink (Fringilla coelebs)
Buchfink, sieht für mich gut ernährt aus! 2025-01-04 15:58:56 Greater Fehraltorf Profile
Calls: Call 1: General: Repeated ascending note, faster than the long starling whoops, about 2/seconds - compare with the black redstart. There are many different calls, the Marler book describes the 'chink' call as functioning as a mobbing and separation call. At XenoCanto I find calls described as "ping", "pik" (same thing?), "pchew", "duit", "huit", "ti-huit".
Call: Der sogenannte Regenruf der Männchen, „schrrüt“, der selbst in benachbarten Ortsteilen deutlich variieren kann, erklingt nur während der Brutzeit. Als Regenruf wird er bezeichnet, weil er kurz vor oder sogar während des Regens zu hören ist, wenn die anderen Vögel verstummen. [DasHaus] ♫ Recorded by Paul Driver in Mundford, Norfolk, UK Source: XENOCANTO XC71019 common chaffinch rain call.mp3 (rain call)


Call 2: Call: Als Alarmsignal dient ein mehrsilbiges „pink“. [DasHaus] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC460303 common chaffinch ping call.mp3 (alarm call)
♫ 2024-10-31 13:22:33 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_132233-Birdweather-Common_Chaffinch, plus second bird.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
Common chiffchaff / Zilpzalp (Phylloscopus collybita)
Zilpzalp vorm Fanel-Plattform. 2024-05-22 17:46:23 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge Profile
Repeated rising note, not too loud ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC656913 - Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita - call recorded in Belgium.mp3 (contact call)
Common cuckoo / Kuckuck (Cuculus canorus)
Wikipedia Kuckuck, Cuculus canorus. Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikipedia Kuckuck, Cuculus canorus.jpg Profile
No CallArchetype.
Common firecrest / Sommergoldhähnchen (Regulus ignicapilla)
Wikipedia Sommergoldhähnchen (Regulus ignicapilla) weiblich. Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikipedia Sommergoldhaehnchen_(Regulus_ignicapilla) weiblich.jpg Profile Notes: First detections this year on 21 March 2026. Could be a migrant (including 'Kurzstreckenzieher') that only appears here in fall and winter. I've never heard a recording that sounded convincing. Among 10, one consisted of two notes, but maybe it was the sound of something braking (we are next to a short bridge where people may slow down). In many there's a lot of noise.
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC933773 - Common Firecrest call - Regulus ignicapilla.mp3 (call)
♫ 2024-10-31 13:40:19 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_134019-Birdweather-Common_Firecrest.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)

♫ 2025-04-15 06:43:36 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20250415_064336-Birdweather-Common_Firecrest,start=0,0 XXX.mp3 Switzerland (song?)

Common goldeneye / Schellente (Bucephala clangula)
Schellente, Altnau. 2024-12-07 13:28:47 Profile
No CallArchetype.
Common house martin / Mehlschwalbe (Delichon urbicum)
MerlinBirdID meint Mehlschwalbe. 2022-05-21 10:11:56 Leuk Profile
Calls: Call 1: Heard from in the air, loud, with lots of chirps! ♫ 2020-08-10 14:45:28 Source: BirdNet 20200810_144528 birdnet 864 flight call - Common house martin.mp3 Luppmen (flight call)

Call 2: ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC742347 - Common House Martin - Delichon urbicum - flight call, recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (flight call)
Common kestrel / Turmfalke (Falco tinnunculus)
Turmfalke zwischen Fehraltorf und Mesikon. 2021-10-16 15:25:46 Fehraltorf Profile
Heard from in the air, about 6 notes per second (do I find them high??) ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC928672 - Common Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus - calls.mp3 (call)
Common kingfisher / Eisvogel (Alcedo atthis)
Endlich wieder ein Eisvogel gesehen. 2024-08-17 08:53:53 Greater Fehraltorf Profile Notes: First detections this year on 03 February 2026. Unexpected but possible...surprising? The detection of 30.09.2024 is of 10 notes, the first falling from 9k to 6k; should check XenoCanto if anyone has reported something like that, otherwise see if there's a more likely bird.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC511677 Common kingfisher call similar to one from NABU app.mp3 (call)
♫ 2024-11-09 20:20:26 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241109_202026-Birdweather-Common_Kingfisher questionable call, 2-5 notes at 6k.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (call)

♫ 2024-09-30 07:56:42 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20240930_075642-Birdweather-Common_Kingfisher, questionable call, about 10 notes, the first 4 falling from 9k to 6k.mp3 Shenandoah National Park (call)

Common linnet / Bluthänfling (Linaria cannabina)
Paar bei Colonia de Sant Pere, Mallorca - MerlinBirdID suggests eurasian linnet or less likely cirl bunting. 2022-04-15 15:36:36 Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC910816 - Common Linnet call - Linaria cannabina.mp3 (call)
Common moorhen / Teichhuhn (Gallinula chloropus)
Teichhuhn am Greifensee. 2022-01-27 14:06:40 Greifensee Profile Notes: First detections this year on 01 January 2026. Unexpected but possible...surprising?
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC946631 - Common Moorhen call, like a quack - Gallinula chloropus.mp3 (call)
Common nightingale / Nachtigall (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Common nightingales - das erste Mal das ich sie gesehen habe und direkt beim Haus in Fehraltorf. 2020-04-19 07:41:56 Fehraltorf Profile
No CallArchetype.
Common pheasant / Fasan (Phasianus colchicus)
Common pheasant (Fasan), Islay en route to Bunnahabhain, Islay. 2023-08-14 10:52:28 Islay Profile
No CallArchetype.
Common raven / Kolkrabe (Corvus corax)
EIn Kolkrabe wollte anscheinend etwas zum Fressen von uns. 2024-09-14 12:18:14 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge Profile Notes: First detections this year on 14 February 2026. I've manually noted this bird as detected infrequently. I listened to one Birdweather detection, and it was a dog barking!.
Graak! ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC779842 - Northern Raven - Corvus corax corax - call recorded in Sweden.mp3 (call)
Common redstart / Gartenrotschwanz (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Vogelwarte zeigt, dass der Gartenrotschwanz eher im Tessin und in Wallis gesehen wird Source: VOGELWARTE Vogelwarte Gartenrotschwanz Dichte 2013-2016.png Profile
At least in French, this is called the huit call. Not very consistent in tone from one note to another. Some stick to 3-4 or 3-4.5 KHz, others 2.5-5.5. ♫ Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France recorded by Julien Rochefort - perhaps this isn't a good example as he writes 'An independent juvenile. Its calls are quite irregular. Difficult to distinguish from Phylloscopus collybita, when they don't insert the "tec tec" calls between "huit ...... huit"! But it was really a phoenicurus phoenicurus juvenile, easy to see, perched 15m from me.' Source: XENOCANTO XC146715 common redstart huit call.mp3 (call)
Common reed bunting / Rohrammer (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rohrammer von Fanel-Platform aus. 2024-05-22 18:08:53 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC884544 - Common Reed Bunting - Emberiza schoeniclus - swooping call.mp3 (call)
Common sandpiper / Flussuferläufer (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) probing mud banks in Kolkata I IMG 4169, by J.M.Garg - Own work. Source: OTHER Common_Sandpiper_(Actitis_hypoleucos)_probing_mud_banks_in_Kolkata_I_IMG_4169, by J.M.Garg - Own work.jpg Profile
Calls: Call 1: High-pitched, at least in Birdweather detection ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC927032 - Common Sandpiper 2-note call - Actitis hypoleucos.mp3 (call)


Call 2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC924773 - Common Sandpiper flight call, swoop, 2 to 8 notes - Actitis hypoleucos.mp3 (flight call)
♫ 2024-08-08 07:22:45 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20240808_072245-Birdweather-Common_Sandpiper call.mp3 (call)
Common snipe / Bekassine (Gallinago gallinago)
Wahrscheinlich Bekassine mit dem langen Schnabel, Klingnauerstausee. 2022-02-05 11:54:14 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake) Profile Notes: First detections this year on 28 March 2026. Frequently detected by mistake (what might it be?), very unlikely.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC947581 - Common Snipe flight call - Gallinago gallinago.mp3 (flight call)
Common starling / Star (Sturnus vulgaris)
Junger Star sitzt auf einem Highland Cattle bei Speck, Fehraltorf. 2022-08-17 14:44:56 Fehraltorf Profile Notes: First detections this year on 20 January 2026. I've manually noted this bird as detected infrequently. Vogelwarte says they migrate by late November, but some spend the winter here. I was seeing large flocks of them, but haven't for some weeks. As usual, some people did report sitings on ornitho.ch, e.g. at Pfaeffikersee Sued and Chatzensee.
I hear this occasionally and really enjoy it - a long rising 'whoop', as I call it', starting low at 1 1/2 KHz and rising to 6 1/2 KHz! ♫ 2021-08-23 17:26:09 Source: BirdNet 20210823_172609 birdnet 1968 - European Starling long whoop call - 2021-08-23 17-26-09 - European Starling - Fehraltorf.mp3 Fehraltorf (call)
Common stonechat / Schwarzkehlchen (Saxicola torquatus)
Wahrscheinlich junges Schwarzkehlchen. 2024-06-20 19:30:57 Bannriet, SG Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC937556 - European Stonechat or Schwarzkehlchen - Saxicola rubicola - call.mp3 (call)
Common swift / Mauersegler (Apus apus)
Mindestens 20 Mauersegler beim Sportfeld in Rapperswil, wo Magnus und die Renegades gespielt haben. 2026-05-16 18:00:30 Rapperswil Profile Notes: First detections this year on 29 March 2026. Vogelwarte.ch meint Brutzeit fertig in August, Zug von spät Juli bis Ende September; hier haben wir etwas früher keine mehr gehört, z.B. 2025 waren sie bis Ende Juli täglich von Birdweather aufgenommen, aber ab 1. August nur alle 2-3 Tage.
Heard from high in the air ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC564619 - Common Swift - Apus apus - calls.mp3 (call)
Common whitethroat / Dorngrasmücke (Sylvia communis)
Wikipedia: Common whitethroat Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Common_Whitethroat.jpg Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN ♫ 2023-07-16 10:03:00 Neunkirch, Schaffhausen (call)
Common wood pigeon / Ringeltaube (Columba palumbus)
Common wood pigeon at Calo dOr. 2022-04-08 10:20:02 Profile
No CallArchetype.
Corn bunting / Grauammer (Emberiza calandra)
Wahrscheinlich ein Grauammer, die wurden auch durch MerlinBirdID gemeldet. 2022-04-08 14:27:44 Profile
No CallArchetype.
Dunnock / Heckenbraunelle (Prunella modularis)
Heckenbraunelle singt auf Baumspitze - nicht in der Hecke. 2024-06-25 07:33:46 Mettmenalp, GL Profile Notes: First detections this year on 23 February 2026. I've manually noted this bird as detected infrequently. Mistaken, actual bird was Eurasian blue tit. One of the least often detected birds. Not detected before October, so one could take them as migrant birds. I would be very interested to hear/see one thought! In November 2024 they've been reported at the Chatzenseen, as are any number of other interesting birds. Maybe time for a trip there? Checking the detections, they're often actually Blaumeisen/blue tits.
Swooping staccato call 0.5 seconds long heard near Lendikon. Repeated irregularly after 1-3.5 seconds. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC594397 - Dunnock - Prunella modularis modularis - call recorded in Poland.mp3 (call)
Egyptian goose / Nilgans (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
Nilgans bei Pfäffikon SZ. 2022-11-06 14:41:44 Pfaeffikon SZ Profile
No CallArchetype.
Eurasian blue tit / Blaumeise (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Junge Blaumeise mit gelbem Gesicht, fehlender Kinnstreifen, graue Kopftonsur. 2021-07-19 08:33:44 Fehraltorf Profile
Calls: Call 1: Low-high-high, with lightly raspy start, rather high. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC574294 blaumeise call.mp3 (call)

Call 2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN_VIA_ZOOM ♫ 2026-05-16 13:53:30 Source: Zoom H2n Switzerland (begging call)
♫ 2024-10-31 13:17:41 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_131741-Birdweather-Eurasian_Blue_Tit.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
Eurasian bullfinch / Gimpel (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Von Frühstückstisch aus durchs Fenster fotografiert - ein Gimpel! 2024-06-25 08:07:08 Mettmenalp, GL Profile
laconic 1 note call w slight dip? Song NABU 1 parakeet like puppy-dog whining, NABU 2 whistles, 2-syllable peek-a-boo, ... ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC214867 - Eurasian Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula - contact call, recorded in Germany.mp3 (contact call)
Eurasian collared dove / Türkentaube (Streptopelia decaocto)
Türkentaube in der bekannten Birke an der Luppmen. 2024-11-16 16:45:22 Luppmen Profile
No CallArchetype.
♫ 2024-11-01 07:38:36 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241101_073836-Birdweather-Eurasian_Collared-Dove.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
Eurasian coot / Blässhuhn (Fulica atra)
Eurasian coot in the rain. 2025-04-21 09:29:12 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge Profile Notes: First detections this year on 01 January 2026. Morgens wird oft ein Blässhuhn 'identifiziert', wenn es nur ein mechanisches Rauschen ist, und kein Vogel. In der Nacht klint es schonals ob eins vorbei fliegt.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC902440 - Eurasian Coot squeaky call - Fulica atra.mp3 (call)
Eurasian crag-martin / Felsenschwalbe (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
6 von einige weitere Felsenschwalben in Verona. 2025-09-22 13:04:32 Source: OTHER 20250922_130432 6 von einige weitere Felsenschwalben in Verona.jpg Verona Profile
No CallArchetype.
Eurasian crane / Kranich (Grus grus)
Kranich bei Uster-Werrikon. 2023-02-10 16:20:32 Uster Profile
No CallArchetype.
Eurasian golden oriole / Pirol (Oriolus oriolus)
Wikimedia Eurasian golden oriole. Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikimedia Eurasian golden oriole.jpg Profile
3 somewhat harsh ascending notes, more melodic than a Eurasian jay call ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC565722 eurasian golden oriole call.mp3 (call)
Eurasian green woodpecker / Grünspecht (Picus viridis)
Elster im Baum nah bei einem Grünspecht, den ich gehört aber nicht gesehen habe. 2025-05-08 18:06:57 Wald Fehraltorf Profile Notes: First detections this year on 18 January 2026. I've manually noted this bird as detected infrequently. I listened to a number 'detections' and heard nothing like a green woodpecker/Gruenspecht, so I'm quite sure it's an error. In one case when looking at details, it was a Kohlmeise/great tit; in other cases it was machinery.
Hysterical laughter. 7-8 loud urgent slightly falling notes, reminding me of George of the Jungle's dooky dooky bird for some reason. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC627157 Gruenspecht laughing call.mp3 (call)
Eurasian hoopoe / Wiedehopf (Upupa epops)
Wiedehopf in Calo dOr, Mallorca, fliegt öfter um die Bucht herum. 2022-04-07 12:33:32 Profile
No CallArchetype.
Eurasian jay / Eichelhäher (Garrulus glandarius)
Eichelhäher close-up. 2026-03-24 11:24:32 Bolle di Magadino Profile
Calls: Call 1: Typically harsh jay call. I would say a contact call usually means 'Here I am', answered by 'Good, here I am.' Listening to two jays in the Swiss mountains of Toggenburg, it sounded like 'HEY IDIOT, HERE I AM...WHERE THE HECK ARE YOU?' 'WHAT? YOU HAVEN'T FIGURED IT OUT? OF COURSE I'M OVER HERE. PEABRAIN.' On the other hand, anthropomorphism is always dangerous, usually completely wrong approach. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC536051 Eurasian Jay harsh call 20s.mp3 (call)

Call 2: We saw and heard a jay (Eichelhaeher) at the Pfaeffikersee imitating a common buzzard - very cool. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC97136 - Eurasian Jay - Garrulus glandarius - imitating common buzzard.mp3 (Imitation of another bird's call)
Eurasian magpie / Elster (Pica pica)
Elster macht eine Pause in einem Baum bei Auslikon. 2024-06-05 10:51:18 Auslikon Profile
Calls: Call 1: ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC772901 - Eurasian Magpie - Pica pica - rattling call, recorded in Belgium.mp3 (call)


Call 2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN ♫ 2024-07-25 11:24:00 Greater Fehraltorf (begging call)
♫ 2024-10-31 16:38:54 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_163854-Birdweather-Eurasian_Magpie.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
Eurasian reed warbler / Teichrohrsänger (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Teichrohrsänger. 2024-05-20 08:58:41 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake) Profile
No CallArchetype.
Eurasian siskin / Erlenzeisig (Spinus spinus)
Erlenzeisig beim Ortstockhaus nahe Braunwald. 2022-07-15 11:38:28 Gumen Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC941264 - Eurasian Siskin - Spinus spinus - 2-note swooping call.mp3 (call)
♫ 2024-11-01 07:18:46 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241101_071846-Birdweather-Eurasian_Siskin.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
Eurasian skylark / Feldlerche (Alauda arvensis)
Feldlerche auf einer Sonnenblume, Neunkirch. 2023-07-16 10:19:38 Neunkirch, Schaffhausen Profile Notes: First detections this year on 07 March 2026. I've manually noted this bird as detected infrequently. The recording I listed to was a single falling note. I was skeptical, but it does match XC946652 pretty well.
This quickly-written call archetype may need review/enhancement. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC772869 - Eurasian Skylark - Alauda arvensis - flight call.mp3 (flight call)
Eurasian sparrowhawk / Sperber (Accipiter nisus)
Sperber Paar im Naturschutzgebiet im Staldenweiher-Wald. 2024-08-04 18:33:32 Staldenweiher Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC818384 - Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus - call, Brandenburg, Germany.mp3 (call)
Eurasian teal / Krickente (Anas crecca)
Krickente Männchen, Klingnauerstausee. 2022-02-05 12:51:34 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake) Profile
Blup blup, fast wie vom Computer generiert, fur mich nohe Noten (obwohl Sonogram nur 2.5 KHz zeigt) ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC619133 - Eurasian Teal - Anas crecca - call.mp3 (call)
Eurasian tree sparrow / Feldsperling (Passer montanus)
Rekordbeobachtung - 8 Vögel an der Futterstelle, hinten links ein ungewöhnlicher Besuch von einem Buchfink, und sonst Feldsperlinge und eine Kohlmeise. 2024-12-15 13:40:22 Greater Fehraltorf Profile
Rough sounding voice ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC926073 - Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Passer montanus - call.mp3 (call)
♫ 2024-11-01 08:44:45 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241101_084445-Birdweather-Eurasian_Tree_Sparrow.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
Eurasian treecreeper / Waldbaumläufer (Certhia familiaris)
Waldbaumläufer oder Gartenbaumläufer am Aabach. 2023-02-09 15:34:44 Sils Profile
Calls: Call 1: General: Wikipedia says: The contact call is a very quiet, thin and high-pitched sit, but the most distinctive call is a penetrating tsree, with a vibrato quality, sometimes repeated as a series of notes.
Fairly regularly spaced single tseep at 7-9KHz.
Call: Contact call a drawn, high-pitched "tzreeee". Similar to Goldcrest in timbre, but of longer duration with a vibrating and slightly rolling tone. Generally repeated in evenly paced, slow series (unlike Goldcrest). [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC206282 Eurasian treecreeper call.mp3 (call)


Call 2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC574757 Eurasian treecreeper alarm call.mp3 (alarm call)
Eurasian wren / Zaunkönig (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Zaunkönig im Garten am Bodensee. 2024-01-01 13:32:24 Güttingen Profile
Sputtery/drippy/trilly repeated notes at 3-8 KHz. June 2022 heard check calls that were distinctly irregularly in their rhythm. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC195946 - Eurasian Wren call - Troglodytes troglodytes.mp3 (call)
♫ 2024-11-01 06:38:22 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241101_063822-Birdweather-Eurasian_Wren.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
European crested tit / Haubenmeise (Lophophanes cristatus)
Haubenmeise am Stazersee bei St Mortiz hebt ab. 2023-02-05 15:48:04 Engadin Profile Notes: First detections this year on 01 January 2026. I've manually noted this bird as detected infrequently. One more bird that I was skeptical about its presence in Fehraltorf, that's been reported at the Pfaeffikersee and Chatzensee.
5 oder mehr schnelle, aufsteigende Noten. Erinnert mich an die Blaumeise. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC926922 - European Crested Tit - Lophophanes cristatus - 1x4-10 call recorded in Sweden.mp3 (call)
European goldfinch / Stieglitz (Carduelis carduelis)
Stieglitz. 2024-05-16 10:55:11 Kaltbrunner-Riet Profile
Wild melody (remember these birds are also kept as songbirds in cages. the German name Stieglitz imitates its call (sti-ge-lit) - though I don't hear that! [Link] ♫ Adult call recorded in the UK. Source: XENOCANTO XC468566 European Goldfinch call in UK.mp3 (call)
♫ 2024-10-31 15:14:59 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_151459-Birdweather-European_Goldfinch.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
European greenfinch / Grünfink (Chloris chloris)
Grünfink im Profil vom Esstisch aus fotografiert in Fehraltorf. 2023-01-16 10:54:12 Fehraltorf Profile
Calls: Call 1: Raspy descending note. XenoCanto submitter of Bavaria called this an alarm call, but it's also called a 'wheeze' and it's part of the song as well. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC919412 - European Greenfinch - Chloris chloris - alarm call, aka wheeze.mp3 (alarm call)


Call 2: Birdid.no says 'Also a sharp, drawn, ascending "kooeee", (perhaps not obviously recognized as a finch).' You can say that again, listen to zilpzalp-like recording of 31.08.2024 ♫ 2024-08-31 08:35:00 Wildert Weiher (call)

Call 3: . ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC195946 - Eurasian Wren call - Troglodytes troglodytes.mp3 (call)


Call 4: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC900345 - European Greenfinch - Chloris chloris - described as flight call.mp3 (flight call)
♫ 2024-10-31 13:41:50 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_134150-Birdweather-European_Greenfinch, plus a second bird most likely.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)

♫ 2024-08-06 09:52:10 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20240806_095210-Birdweather-European_Greenfinch calls, one-note, 2-5 repetitions.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (call)
European nuthatch / Kleiber (Sitta europaea)
Kleiber bei St Moritz - nur die können am Baum abwärts laufen. 2023-02-05 16:02:54 Engadin Profile
Calls: Call 1: twit dwip A long fast sequence of notes - is it the 'twit' call mentioned above? ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC781193 - Eurasian Nuthatch - Sitta europaea - call, one note, regular rhythm, 2 per second, recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (call)


Call 2: The Nuthatch whoop call is similar to that of the chaffinch. It repeats it about 4 times. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC632108 Kleiber whoop Ruf von Albert Noorlander in den Nederlanden.mp3 (call)

Call 3: tsit Recordist Stanislav Wroz says flight call. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC522601 - Eurasian Nuthatch - Sitta europaea.mp3 (flight call)
European pied flycatcher / Trauerschnäpper (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Erster Trauerschnaepper seit Jahren gesehn - im Wald nah beim Naturzentrum. 2024-09-14 17:03:29 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge Profile
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC918321 - European Pied Flycatcher one-note call - Ficedula hypoleuca.mp3 (call)
European robin / Rotkehlchen (Erithacus rubecula)
Rotkehlchen - sie singen endlich wieder. 2021-10-24 09:57:40 Neeracherried Profile
Calls: Call 1: Personal: A single note usually repeated twice. Somewhat sputtery. BirdID refers to 'a thin, electric "tick". In one source said to be used as alarm call.
Call: A variety of calls is also made at any time of year, including a ticking note indicating anxiety or mild alarm. [Link] ♫ 2021-07-03 08:05:14 (call)


Call 2: Low chirpy to sputtery monotone ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC496627 European robin srii call.mp3 (call)


Call 3: General: A longer falling note (9Khz-7Khz) called a tsii by the recordist.
Call: Sound Approach: If you listen carefully you may notice that in the daytime, apart from the ubiquitous tik call, Robins also give a shrill tsi rather frequently. It is this tsi that they adapt for use as a nocturnal flight call. Nfc=night flight call. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC512416 - European Robin - Erithacus rubecula - named tsii or alarm call by recordist Marcin Solowiej in Poland.mp3 (alarm call)


Call 4: Here is an audio of a high-pitched hawk call (7.5-8.5 KHz). See also a YouTube video comparing ground threats from aerial threats. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC139085 - European Robin - Erithacus rubecula - hawk alarm call from Paul Driver.mp3 (alarm call)

Call 5: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN_VIA_ZOOM ♫ 2025-03-09 10:34:24 Source: Zoom H2n Switzerland (drumming)
♫ 2024-10-31 17:13:00 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_171300-Birdweather-European_Robin.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
European serin / Girlitz (Serinus serinus)
Girlitz in Levanto. 2024-05-30 06:15:49 Levanto Profile Notes: First detections this year on 10 March 2026. Vogelwarte.ch sagt: 'Häufiger Brutvogel, seltener Wintergast', darum wurde keine aufgenommen seit August
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC938311 - European Serin chirpy flight call - Serinus serinus.mp3 (flight call)
Fieldfare / Wacholderdrossel (Turdus pilaris)
Wacholderdrossel in Sils-Maria. 2023-02-06 12:34:08 Sils Profile Notes: First detections this year on 07 January 2026. Could be a migrant (including 'Kurzstreckenzieher') that only appears here in fall and winter. Rotdrossel wurde nicht von Birdweather erkannt, obwohl ich einen in der Birche fotografiert; dafür Wachholderdrosseln. In Herbst gibt's oft Truppen von Wachholderdrosseln mit einem oder ein paar Rotdrosseln.
Calls: Call 1: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC938835 - Fieldfare flight call - Turdus pilaris.mp3 (flight call)


Call 2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC937607 - Fieldfare alarm call - Turdus pilaris.mp3 (alarm call)
Gadwall / Schnatterente (Mareca strepera)
MerlinBirdID meint Schnatterente - ich habe gehofft herauszufinden welche Ente das typische Gelbe da hinten hat. 2022-02-05 14:34:58 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake) Profile
No CallArchetype.
Garden warbler / Gartengrasmücke (Sylvia borin)
Das muss ein Gartengrasmücke sein im Feld bei W-Wiher, noch nie so in Getreide gesehen, aber es klingt plausibel. 2024-06-27 18:57:05 Fehraltorf Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN ♫ 2025-07-23 17:28:00 Wildert (call)
Goldcrest / Wintergoldhähnchen (Regulus regulus)
Wintergoldhähnchen im Hönggerwald. 2024-04-14 08:24:44 Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN ♫ 2024-09-12 16:40:00 Greater Fehraltorf (call)
♫ 2024-11-01 06:42:53 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241101_064253-Birdweather-Goldcrest.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
Goosander / Gänsesäger (Mergus merganser)
Gänsesäger Weibchen mit dem Punk-Look, Locarno. 2024-09-02 15:51:02 Locarno Profile
No CallArchetype.
Graylag goose / Graugans (Anser anser)
Rote Fuesse und Schnabel koennten auch eine andere Gansart sein, aber die Streifen sind die vom Graugans. 2022-06-04 11:21:54 Kaltbrunner-Riet Profile
No CallArchetype.
Great bittern / Rohrdommel (Botaurus stellaris)
Rohrdommel - ausgestopft - von Silberweide Naturzentrum. 2021-10-30 13:24:28 Source: OTHER 20211030_132428-DSC_0583 Rohrdommel - ausgestopft - von Silberweide Naturzentrum. Vielen Dank, dass sie es draussen aufgestellt haben, damit ich ein schoeneres Foto habe machen koennen!.JPG Greifensee Profile
A little buzz/beep that sounds more like an appliance or app.
Great cormorant / Kormoran (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Kormoran im Profil. 2024-05-22 17:14:35 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC770245 - Great Cormorant call - Phalacrocorax carbo.mp3 (call)
Great crested grebe / Haubentaucher (Podiceps cristatus)
Haubentaucher auf Lago Maggiore, Locarno. 2024-09-02 15:48:02 Locarno Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN ♫ 2024-09-07 18:26:00 Lützelsee (begging call)
Great egret / Silberreiher (Ardea alba)
Silberreiher in Deutschland, von WikiCommons Von Andreas Eichler, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59954907 Source: OTHER Wikicommons 2016.10.30--Silberreiher.jpg Profile
Calls: Call 1: Partly an awkward quack: uck uck. Rattles. Deep-toned urrr. Higher-toned trill. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC751146 - Great Egret - Ardea alba - call and flight call - Shanghai, China.mp3 (flight call)


Call 2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC751146 - Great Egret - Ardea alba - call and flight call - Shanghai, China.mp3 (flight call)
Great spotted woodpecker / Buntspecht (Dendrocopos major)
Buntspecht in Wildert. 2024-08-31 10:29:52 Wildert Profile Notes: First detections this year on 02 January 2026. Anna and Brigitta saw one in our very own yard May 13, 2025. Birdweather recorded a brief but typical sound.
Calls: Call 1: General: A chirping (that I couldn't associate in my mind with a woodpecker), repeated at somewhat irregular intervals of about a second
2023: klang in bird-song.ch Quiz wie eine lauter Haussperling
Call: Nabu: Der häufigste Ruf ist ein kurzes und spitzes „kix“. Ist ein Buntspecht aufgebracht, etwa durch einen Artgenossen, kann man ein schnelles Schnarren hören. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC200059 Great spotted woodpecker call.mp3 (call)


Call 2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN_VIA_BIRDNET ♫ 2021-08-14 09:57:28 Source: BirdNet 20210814_095728 birdnet 1937 - Great Spotted Woodpecker xxxx, also heard drumming - Great Spotted Woodpecker - Fehraltorf.mp3 Fehraltorf (drumming)
Great tit / Kohlmeise (Parus major)
Junge Kohlmeise, Bahnhofstrasse 53, Fehraltorf. 2024-06-13 13:53:49 Fehraltorf Profile
Calls: Call 1: Chuck-a-chuck-a-chuck, sometimes preceded by higher 'wheat!' ♫ Illustrates higher 'wheat' before the 'chuck-a-chuck' Source: XENOCANTO XC586723 great tit call wheat chuck-a-chuck.mp3 (call)


Call 2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN_VIA_ZOOM ♫ 2025-03-04 09:25:21 Source: Zoom H6/H2n Staldenweiher (drumming)

Call 3: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC580188 great tit begging call.mp3 (begging call)

Call 4: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN ♫ 2021-08-09 08:20:56 Luppmen (contact call)

Call 5: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN_VIA_ZOOM ♫ 2021-09-19 10:13:00 Source: Zoom H6/H2n Fehraltorf (alarm call)
♫ 2024-10-31 13:31:41 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_133141-Birdweather-Great_Tit - same time as Long-Tailed Tit, was that one invalid.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
Green sandpiper / Waldwasserläufer (Tringa ochropus)
Waldwasserläufer. 2025-07-17 12:54:08 Kaltbrunner-Riet Profile
No CallArchetype.
Grey heron / Graureiher (Ardea cinerea)
Graureiher auf der Insel, Neeracherried. 2022-09-04 08:03:50 Neeracherried Profile
General: Mechanical-sounding sort-of-a-quack
Call: Quite vocal. Most common call a short, far reaching and extremely harsh, rasping sound. At breeding ground a varied repertoire of harsh and clattering sounds. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC876171 - Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea - call - Manyeleti Game Reserve, South Africa.mp3 (call)
♫ 2024-11-01 08:26:54 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241101_082654-Birdweather-Gray_Heron call.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (call)
Grey wagtail / Gebirgsstelze (Motacilla cinerea)
Gebirgsstelze am Bach beim Klingnauer Stausee. 2022-02-05 14:16:30 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake) Profile Notes: First detections this year on 01 January 2026. These are are detected at roughly the same frequency as Common blackbirds (Amsel) and Eurasian tree sparrows (Feldsperlinge), so they may well be around. On March 11, 2025 I may have seen some flying from bush to bush, and finally got a good picture and video.
Calls: Call 1: Birdweather hat ein-Noter aufgenommen. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC854585 - Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea - 2-note call.mp3 (call)


Call 2: Ich habe zwei-noter lh lhhh notiert, wahrscheinlich von Birdweather? ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC854585 - Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea - 2-note call.mp3 (call)


Call 3: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN ♫ 2024-09-09 08:24:00 Greater Fehraltorf (flight call)
♫ 2024-08-08 07:28:48 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20240808_072848-Birdweather-Gray_Wagtail call, one-note x2.mp3 (call)


♫ 2024-10-31 16:37:38 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_163738-Birdweather-Gray_Wagtail - but same recording as White Wagtail.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
Hawfinch / Kernbeisser (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Kernbeisser bei Staldenweiher etwa 30m hoch in einem Baum. 2025-03-09 10:19:54 Staldenweiher Profile Notes: First detections this year on 02 January 2026. Could be a migrant (including 'Kurzstreckenzieher') that only appears here in fall and winter. Mistaken, actual bird was European robin. Frequently detected by mistake, but when I listened to it, it was really a robin. Listened to some newer recordings up to November 14, and it's often a single note. At Vogelwarte I hear a series of single notes repeated in a somewhat irregular rhythm, with a slightly higher note once in a while. I checked ornitho.ch to see if any are being reported in Kanton Zuerich, and yes, one was even reported at the Pfaeffikersee, close to home. Then wanted to know more about them, and found some interesting information: Vogelwarte.ch says 'der fast starengrosse Kernbeisser ist ein Charaktervogel der Laubwaelder. Dort heisst es auch sie sind in Siedlungen zu sehen (woanders hiess es in Gaerten.) And they can be seen year round (ganzjaehrig haeufig), as they're breeders, Durchzuegler and winter guests. MerlinBirdID mentions that the beak is grey in summer and pinkish in winter. Also 'despite distinctive appearance, shy and easily overlooked.' I wanted to see or hear one personally, so I decided I should not give up ... and finally was successful one morning in the woods near the Staldenweiher in Fehraltorf - see my page for March 9.
Found no references to song ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC712663 - Hawfinch - Coccothraustes coccothraustes - whit whit tsirp, recorded in Sweden, redubbed by me to a call.mp3 (call)
♫ 2024-10-31 13:29:37 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_132937-Birdweather-Hawfinch.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song)
House sparrow / Haussperling (Passer domesticus)
MerlinBirdID suggests a Spanish sparrow, Italian sparrow or House sparrow. 2022-04-12 15:18:40 Profile
Calls: Call 1: ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC943040 - House Sparrow one-note swoop call - Passer domesticus.mp3 (call)


Call 2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN_VIA_BIRDNET ♫ 2020-07-25 09:18:27 Source: BirdNet 20200725_091827 birdnet 825 chittering could be alarm call, - House sparrow.mp3 Luppmen (alarm call)

Call 3: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN_VIA_BIRDNET ♫ 2020-08-06 09:04:55 Source: BirdNet 20200806_090455 birdnet 853 typical chirping - contact calls? 2-5 KHz - House sparrow.mp3 Luppmen (contact call)
♫ 2024-11-01 06:59:53 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241101_065953-Birdweather-House_Sparrow.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
Jackdaw / Dohle (Coloeus monedula)
Dohle-Paar wieder beim Fehraltorf Bahnhof-Parkplatz. 2025-03-19 09:08:59 Fehraltorf Profile Notes: First detections this year on 01 January 2026. I've manually noted this bird as detected infrequently. Mistaken, actual bird was Eurasian magpie. Jackdaw/Dohlen hat man hier in Zürcher Oberland in ornitho.ch gemeldet, aber ich habe die Aufnahmen von Birdweather gehört und bin der Meinung dass es wirklich ein Elster-Ruf war, was Birdweather direkt davor gemeldet hat.ABER 2025 habe ich sie bei Illnau gesehen, und danach in Fehraltorf. Cool! See in relatively nearby places: Pfäffikersee, Zürich Chatzenseen
Strange tone, Almost barking or a gull cry. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC604997 - Western Jackdaw - Coloeus monedula - call, recorded in England.mp3 (call)
Lesser whitethroat / Klappergrasmücke (Sylvia curruca)
Wikipedia: Lesser whitethroat Source: WIKIPEDIA Sylvia_curruca_1_%28Martin_Mecnarowski%29.jpg Profile
BirdID says: Warning call a hard "check" similar to Blackcap but slightly softer ♫ Source: OTHER 575779 (call)
Little egret / Seidenreiher (Egretta garzetta)
Seidenreiher. 2022-02-05 11:42:26 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake) Profile
Sort of a quack, brighter and higher than grey heron, with a bit of wawa. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC799679 - Little Egret - Egretta garzetta - call that sounds like its vomiting - Catalunya, Spain.mp3 Spain (call)
Little grebe / Zwergtaucher (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Zwergtaucher, Bannriet. 2024-06-21 08:22:26 Bannriet, SG Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN ♫ 2024-06-20 19:23:00 Bannriet, SG (call)
Little ringed plover (Thinornis dubius)
Little Ringed Plovers, Phnom Krom. 2024-03-03 09:12:46 Phnom Krom Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC835676 - Little Ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius - flight call, song - Dundgovi, Mongolia.mp3 (flight call)
Long-tailed tit / Schwanzmeise (Aegithalos caudatus)
Herzige Schwanzmeise. 2025-01-10 14:59:26 Fehraltorf Profile Notes: First detections this year on 01 January 2026. I've seen these at various places on the Luppmen.
Calls: Call 1: Die fast ständig geäusserten, hohen Rufe verraten die kleinen, rastlosen Turner im Gezweig meist schon, bevor sie zu sehen sind. [Link] ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC517804 Long-tailed tit flight call.mp3 (flight call)


Call 2: A swoop with a trill at the end ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC871720 - Long-tailed Tit call with swoop and trill - Aegithalos caudatus.mp3 (call)
♫ 2024-08-07 06:36:57 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20240807_063657-Birdweather-Long-tailed_Tit call, hhmll.mp3 Thon, Schwanden (call)

♫ 2024-10-31 13:31:47 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_133147-Birdweather-Long-tailed_Tit.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)

♫ 2024-10-31 13:31:41 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_133141-Birdweather-Great_Tit - same time as Long-Tailed Tit, was that one invalid.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
Mallard / Stockente (Anas platyrhynchos)
Stockente Weibchen. 2024-08-02 15:56:02 Greifensee Profile Notes: First detections this year on 01 January 2026. You don't see them often in our stretch of the Luppmen, but on 29 March 2025, there was one swimming past!
No CallArchetype.
Marsh tit / Sumpfmeise (Poecile palustris)
Sumpfmeise richtung Wildertweiher. 2024-09-09 08:12:48 Wald Fehraltorf Profile Notes: First detections this year on 01 January 2026. These stop by our bird feeder in winter, so the detections are probably correct.
Calls: Call 1: Falling note, relatively long, sometimes repeated - like the pee below without the choo? ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC594764 marsh tit call.mp3 (call)


Call 2: BirdID (at Nord U.) says an explosive, sneeze-like "pee-choo",, similar to Blaumeise with clear note followed by rough ones, but hll ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC733901 - Marsh Tit - Poecile palustris - pee-choo call, sometimes just pee - recorded in Germany.mp3 (call)
♫ 2024-10-31 15:34:05 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_153405-Birdweather-Marsh_Tit.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
Marsh warbler / Sumpfrohrsänger (Acrocephalus palustris)
Sumpfrohrsänger wahrscheinlich. 2021-05-04 08:12:50 Flachsee am Reuss Profile
No CallArchetype.
Meadow pipit / Wiesenpieper (Anthus pratensis)
Wikipedia: Meadow pipit Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Wiesenpieper_Meadow_pipit.jpg Profile Notes: First detections this year on 12 April 2026. Could be a migrant (including 'Kurzstreckenzieher') that only appears here in fall and winter. I was skeptical that we might hear Wiesenpieper/meadow pipits in Fehraltorf, but they are seen year-round in Switzerland (they breed here, but often migrate south). I checked on November 17 in ornitho.ch, and saw that they'd been observed at the Chatzensee, Wetzikon-Ettenhausen and Pfaeffikersee-Sued, so they're not as exotic as I thought.
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC930459 - Meadow Pipit flight call - Anthus pratensis.mp3 (flight call)
♫ 2024-11-10 09:13:57 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241110_091357-Birdweather-Meadow_Pipit, one-note whoop call.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (call)
Melodious warbler / Orpheusspötter (Hippolais polyglotta)
Wikipedia: Melodious warbler Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Hippolais_polyglotta.jpg Profile
No CallArchetype.
Mistle thrush / Misteldrossel (Turdus viscivorus)
MerlinBirdId sagt Misteldrossel, weit weg im Naturschutzgebiet. Selten aber schon in Fehraltorf gesehen. 2025-01-20 16:57:25 Fehraltorf Profile Notes: First detections this year on 09 March 2026. Mistaken, actual bird was Eurasian blue tit. These do appear in the area, particularly at Wildert. Some detections may be correct, but some I've checked, and the details says blue tit, which is what I hear too. A blackbird was also mentioned when looking at the details.
General: I mistook this one for a woodpecker the first time I heard it, partly because BirdNet also did! Rattle generated in vocal tract, not with the beak! ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC945811 - Mistle Thrush - Turdus viscivorus - call, sounds like drumming, mistook it for a woodpecker first time I heard this.mp3 (drumming)
Mute swan / Höckerschwan (Cygnus olor)
The crowd hanging out at the one island by La Sauge - mute swans, a carrion crow, cormorants, yellow-legged gulls, and two Eurasian curlews at the left. 2025-04-21 14:04:37 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge Profile
No CallArchetype.
Northern lapwing / Kiebitz (Vanellus vanellus)
Kiebitz im Flug, Wauwilermoos. 2022-06-22 15:07:12 Wauwilermoos Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC801017 - Northern Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus - bizarre-sounding call.mp3 (call)
Northern shoveler / Löffelente (Spatula clypeata)
Löffelente am Klingnauerstausee. 2022-02-06 08:47:36 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake) Profile
No CallArchetype.
Red crossbill / Fichtenkreuzschnabel (Loxia curvirostra)
Fichtenkreuzschnabel. 2025-10-16 14:46:49 Engadin Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN ♫ 2025-10-16 14:45:00 Switzerland (call)
Red kite / Rotmilan (Milvus milvus)
Rotmilan beim Industriegebeit, Fehraltorf. 2025-02-03 16:37:14 Fehraltorf Profile
Calls: Call 1: Etwa vier fallende Noten ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC879195 - Red Kite - Milvus milvus - flight call.mp3 (flight call)


Call 2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN ♫ 2021-08-14 10:02:45 (begging call)
♫ 2024-10-31 14:04:01 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_140401-Birdweather-Red_Kite.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)

♫ 2024-08-06 10:05:13 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20240806_100513-Birdweather-Red_Kite flight call,start=0.0.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (flight call)
Red-backed shrike / Neuntöter (Lanius collurio)
Neuntöter im Apfelbaum beim Bauernhof Friedliweid. 2024-08-03 17:39:44 Friedliweid Profile
No CallArchetype.
Rock dove / Felsentaube (Columba livia)
Rock dove with beautiful orange eyes. 2025-06-06 15:26:39 Stromboli Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC661807 - Rock Dove call - Columba livia.mp3 (call)
Rook / Saatkrähe (Corvus frugilegus)
Wikipedia Saatkrähe photo - English Rook, scientific Corvus frugilegus. Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikipedia Saatkraehe photo - English Rook, scientific Corvus_frugilegus.jpg Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC1024253 - Rook - Corvus frugilegus call.mp3 (call)
Sedge warbler / Schilfrohrsänger (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Schilfrohrsänger. 2022-06-04 11:48:08 Kaltbrunner-Riet Profile
No CallArchetype.
Short-toed treecreeper / Gartenbaumläufer (Certhia brachydactyla)
Baumläufer, wahrscheinlich Gartenbaumläufer. 2022-07-18 08:58:32 Greifensee Profile Notes: First detections this year on 17 January 2026. They're here often, and I finally got two photos of them in March 2025.
General: See the sonogram how the song may descend rapidly from 7Khz to and then climb from 5 to 5.75 KHz, a kind of reversed checkmark. However I find it hard to distinguish from a single note. I'm not a bird ;-(
Call: calls with a loud (Wikipedia says shrill) “tyt tyt” [Link] ♫ 2025-03-11 08:51:56 Source: Zoom H2n Luppmen (call)
♫ 2024-10-31 13:36:53 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_133653-Birdweather-Short-toed_Treecreeper.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
Song thrush / Singdrossel (Turdus philomelos)
Singdrossel bei Unterer Buchholzweg, Fehraltorf. 2024-05-13 07:33:52 Fehraltorf Profile
Calls: Call 1: One or two high chirps followed by long pause of 1-2 seconds ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC389294 song thrush contact call.mp3 (contact call)

Call 2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC570136 song thrush alarm call.mp3 (alarm call)

Call 3: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN_VIA_ZOOM ♫ 2024-03-22 06:44:18 Source: Zoom H6/H2n Staldenweiher (drumming)
Spotted flycatcher / Grauschnäpper (Muscicapa striata)
MerlinBirdID meint Klapper-grasmuecke, was super waere. Denke selber es sieht aus wie ein Grauschnaepper, teilweise weil die Fluegel der KGM im Fotos etwas brauner waren. Mein Birdweather Geraet sagt, es hat GS gehoert. 2024-09-09 12:48:42 Wald Fehraltorf Profile
General: To me something between a one-note and an extremely simple melody, namely med-med chk-hi-med-med, with a very irregular speed, not at all like a metronome.
Call: Most calls high pitched with a buzzing, "electric" timbre. [Link] ♫ 2021-07-03 07:51:22 Source: BirdNet 20210703_075122 birdnet 1787 - Spotted Flycatcher, high call between 6 and 9 KHz - Spotted Flycatcher - Fehraltorf.mp3 Fehraltorf (call)
Spotted nutcracker / Tannenhäher (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
Tannenhäher - habe einen Specht gehört, in etwa dem Baum einen grossen Vogel gesehen, der aber von Ast zu Ast geflogen ist. 2021-07-20 15:32:10 Source: OTHER 20210720_153210-DSC_0457 XX Tannenhaeher - habe einen Specht gehört, in etwa dem Baum einen grossen Vogel gesehen, der aber von Ast zu Ast geflogen ist.JPG Fehraltorf Profile
Like crow or its cousin the Eurasian jay (Eichelhaeher). ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC1027476 - Spotted Nutcracker - Nucifraga caryocatactes call.mp3 (call)
Tree pipit / Baumpieper (Anthus trivialis)
MerlinBirdID says Tree pipit (Baumpieper), Jura, Scotland. 2023-08-13 10:51:12 Scotland Profile Notes: First detections this year on 02 April 2026. I've manually noted this bird as detected infrequently. Mistaken, actual bird was Common chiffchaff. I'm somewhat suspicious about the detection of a tree pipit on 2024-08-31 06:56:58 when before and after it a Chiffchaff/Zilpzalp was detected. Detected in August and September but not since September 13, 2024.
Calls: Call 1: Sounds like 1-note to me. Have also heard two high notes, then dann hlhlhl ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC917776 - Tree Pipit alarm call, one note, repeated every second - Anthus trivialis.mp3 (alarm call)


Call 2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC917776 - Tree Pipit alarm call, one note, repeated every second - Anthus trivialis.mp3 (alarm call)
Turtle dove / Turteltaube (Streptopelia turtur)
Wikipedia European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur). Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikipedia European_Turtle_Dove_(Streptopelia_turtur).jpg Profile
No CallArchetype.
Water pipit / Bergpieper (Anthus spinoletta)
Bergpieper glaube ich. 2023-05-27 09:38:16 Amden Hinder Hoechi Profile Notes: First detections this year on 03 January 2026. Could be a migrant (including 'Kurzstreckenzieher') that only appears here in fall and winter. Unexpected but possible...surprising? See in relatively nearby places: Pfäffikersee, Zürich Chatzenseen
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC944412 - Water Pipit - Anthus spinoletta spinoletta - call.mp3 (call)
♫ 2024-11-01 10:00:08 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241101_100008-Birdweather-Water_Pipit call.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (call)
Water rail / Wasserralle (Rallus aquaticus)
Irgendwo etwa 3m weg, gab's eine Wasserralle, immer noch nicht gesehen. 2025-10-31 15:14:35 Wildert Profile
Everyone says they sound like pigs! ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC943956 - Water Rail - Rallus aquaticus - squeaky call.mp3 (call)
Western bonelli's warbler / Berglaubsänger (Phylloscopus bonelli)
Wikipedia Berglaubsänger Phylloscopus bonelli. Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikipedia Berglaubsaenger Phylloscopus_bonelli.jpg Profile
No CallArchetype.
Western yellow wagtail / Thunbergschafstelze (Motacilla thunbergi)
Wikipedia: Western yellow wagtail Source: WIKIPEDIA Wiesenschafstelze.JPG Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC653784 - Western Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava flavissima - call.mp3 (call)
White stork / Weissstorch (Ciconia ciconia)
Weissstorch auf dem Feld bei Mesikon, mit Canon EOS R7 + 20-240mm zoom fotografiert. 2024-05-04 14:54:34 Mesikon Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC878183 - White Stork - Ciconia ciconia ciconia - call, auf Deutsch Klappern.mp3 (call)
White wagtail / Bachstelze (Motacilla alba)
Bachstelze. 2024-05-16 11:54:46 Kaltbrunner-Riet Profile Notes: First detections this year on 03 January 2026. Mistaken, actual bird was Grey wagtail. I'm used to seeing white wagtails (Bachstelzen) at farms, and occasionally at larger creeks/small rives. Here they're detected with about the same frequency as the gray wagtails (Gebirgsstelze), and often before and/or after the white wagtail detection are multiple gray wagtail detections. I finally saw the gray ones in March 2025, but I've never seen a white one in the Luppmen, just at nearby farms.
bird-song.ch: zweisilbig «zilipp» oder einsilbig «zipp» ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC644775 - White Wagtail - Motacilla alba alba - call, recorded in Estonia.mp3 (call)
♫ 2024-10-31 16:37:38 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_163738-Birdweather-White_Wagtail.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)

♫ 2024-10-31 16:37:38 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_163738-Birdweather-Gray_Wagtail - but same recording as White Wagtail.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song?)
Willow tit / Weidenmeise (Poecile montanus)
Tannenmeise oder weidenmeise , Sils-Maria. 2020-06-10 10:59:58 Sils Profile
No CallArchetype.
Willow warbler / Fitis (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Bei Wildert glaube ich dass das ein Fitis ist und kein Zilp-zalp aber MerlinBirdId war auch verwirrt und hat ZZ besser gefunden. 2026-05-12 17:25:20 Wildert Profile
Whoop very similar to chiffchaff, etc. but starts at an even level, then ascends. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC444002 - Willow Warbler - Phylloscopus trochilus trochilus - call in UK, with yellowhammer in background.mp3 (call)
Wood lark / Heidelerche (Lullula arborea)
Wikipedia: Wood lark Source: WIKIPEDIA Lullula_arborea.jpg Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC756161 - Woodlark - Lullula arborea - flight call recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (flight call)
Wood sandpiper / Bruchwasserläufer (Tringa glareola)
Bruchwasserläufer. 2024-08-24 18:24:00 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake) Profile
No CallArchetype.
Yellow-legged gull / Mittelmeermöwe (Larus michahellis)
Mittelmeermöwe, Tenero. 2024-09-04 18:20:23 Locarno Profile
No CallArchetype.
Yellowhammer / Goldammer (Emberiza citrinella)
The most common yellowhammer dialects shown at the yellowhammers.net project - so cool! Most Swiss dialects shown on their map are XlB. In my own recordings so far, I hear (and on the sonograms see) a pause after the initial phrase rather than a higher note. I'd like to follow that further. Source: OTHER Yellowhammers.net dialect graphs.jpg Profile
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC444002 - Willow Warbler - Phylloscopus trochilus trochilus - call in UK, with yellowhammer in background.mp3 (call)