Birdwatching in Switzerland

Birding contacts and birdwatching information



Local Birdingpal Contacts

Local Birdwatchers Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club.
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		M	Jost	Basel, Solothurn	Anytime
		K	Scholz	Basel, Solothurn	Anytime
		B	Schlup	Bern, Solothurn	Anytime	French/English
		Since I was a child I am fascinated by birds. I will enjoy going birdwatching with you in the BirdLife nature protection centres “La Sauge” (close to Berne) or “Neeracherried” (close to Zurich) see http://www.birdlife.ch/d/zentren.html.”
		M	Camici	Bern, Solothurn	Weekend	German/Italian French/English
		L	Janagee	Bern, Solothurn	Anytime
		M	Straubhaar	Interlaken, Bern	Anytime	German/English
		L	Lucker	Lancy, Geneva	Anytime	German/French English
		C	Schönbächler	Geneva	Anytime	French/English
		M	Bowman	Geneva	Anytime	English/French
		I have been birding for about 30 years and I am always happy to take out visitors to the Geneva area. The region has a wide selection of birds from such Alpine specialities as Wallcreeper, Lammergeier, etc. to large numbers of wintering duck in the winter.
		B	Piot	Geneva	Anytime	Dutch/French English/German
		My home village is located on the foothills of the southern Jura mountain range, close to the Rhône river and to lake Geneva, near the Swiss border – and close to the western Alps. As a result, there is an interesting variety of birds around here, ranging from true mountain species (Citril Finch, Wallcreeper, Golden Eagle, Ring Ouzel to name just a few) to wetland and waterbirds: thousands of ducks spend the winter on the lake or on the Rhône, and in spring/summer there are good places for breeding and migrant passerines. In autumn, raptor migration here can be truly impressive, with over 20’000 raptors and other large migrants (Storks, Cranes, Herons, Cormorants) passing through the area. Fort l’Ecluse, a famous migration watchpoint, is just 10 mins. away from my village.
		C	Meier	Graubünden	Anytime
		P	Monnerat	Delémont, Jura	Anytime	English/French
		In Jura, we can find species such as: Hobby, Peregrine Falcon, Kestrel and Eurasian Eagle-owl. Our region have big forest and agriculture. A very nice region is Franches-Montagnes, where we can go horse riding and watch Hazel Grouse. During migration in Ajoie, you have chance to see White Stork and Northern Lapwing.
		E	Bolle-Picard	Gravesano, Ticino	Weekend
		P	Sokol	Lausanne, Vaud	Anytime
		A	Weiss	Winterthur	Weekend	German/French English
		I've been birding since 25 years in eastern Switzerland. Big lakes like Lake Constance hold large numbers of wintering waterfowl. Red Kites are abundant here and the mountains with species like Citril Finch or Pygmy Owl are quite close.
		W	Suter	Zurich	Weekend
		C	Koller	Zurich	Anytime	German/English Italian/French
		A	Huber	Zurich, Reusstal	Anytime
Professional Guides
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language

Local Information

	Name	Description
	Schweizer Vogelschutz SVS/BirdLife Schweiz	Birdlife partner
	Natur- und Vogelschutzverein Winterthur-Seen	Club
	Ficedula	Club
	Nos Oiseaux	Club
	Le portail de référence des oiseaux sauvages en Suisse	Migration
	Alain Chappuis's	Latest Sights
	CH Club300 Rarities	Latest Sights
	National Parks	Sites
	Birding Hotspots around the world	Sites
	Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia	Switzerland
	Local weather	Yahoo
	Electronic maps	MapQuest
	Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc.
	Printable bird check list
	Trip Reports from Switzerland

Last update 17/06/2009