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Birds in Switzerland

Our list for Switzerland has 254 bird species recorded regularly there: 85 residents, 64 summer visitors, 51 winter visitors, 48 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors

The list comes from 1.5 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
254
In October
171
Common
92
Busiest month
Apr

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Carrion CrowCarrion Crow4.13%
  2. Great TitGreat Tit3.36%
  3. BlackbirdBlackbird3.06%
  4. European RobinEuropean Robin3.05%
  5. Blue TitBlue Tit2.91%
  6. ChaffinchChaffinch2.79%

Arriving now

  1. BramblingBramblingWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.52%
  2. RedwingRedwingWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.20%
  3. WoodlarkWoodlarkSummer visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.14%
  4. Yellow-browed WarblerYellow-browed WarblerPassage migrantSep 0.01% → Oct 0.04%
  5. Hen HarrierHen HarrierWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.03%
  6. Common CraneCommon CraneWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.03%

Share of all bird records in Switzerland in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Switzerland

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Switzerland

Records by month
Bird records in Switzerland by month, 2019–2024
January108,730
February100,958
March134,571
April198,769
May177,455
June117,043
July100,300
August107,021
September120,625
October121,807
November92,311
December93,990

April has the most records (199,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 34
All 34 families in Switzerland

How common

All 254 birds, A to Z

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Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Switzerland?

254 species, each recorded regularly in Switzerland (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 85 residents, 64 summer visitors, 51 winter visitors, 48 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Switzerland, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Switzerland in October?

171 species on our list for Switzerland are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Blackbird, European Robin and Blue Tit.

What are the most common birds in Switzerland?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Switzerland are Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Great Tit, House Sparrow and Blue Tit.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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