A number of pictures of birds touching down in Switzerland on migration or about to leave their wintering ground in Switzerland

The Reed Buntings are very busy courting and the Common Chiffchaff has arrived from Southern Europe - a sure sign that it is spring now (despite the wave of cold weather we are presently experiencing)

Schellente - Goldeneye Das Schellentenweibchen am Greifensee war ein später - und seltener - Wintergast. Auch die Zahl der Reiherenten hat drastisch abgenommen. Die meisten sind schon in Richtung Norden gezogen. Letzte Wintergäste sind auch die beiden Löffelenten. Löffelenten - Northern Shovellers The female Goldeneye at Lake Greifensee was a late—and rare—winter visitor. The number of Tufted Ducks has also declined dramatically. Most have already migrated north. Also the two