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        • Grouse and Rock Partridge – herbivores at the mercy of the weather
        • Gaining ground: non-native bird species
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        • Agriculture has a responsibility for bird conservation
        • Continued decline of Red List species
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        • A golden age for raptors and owls?
        • Gravel pits – refuges for displaced species
        • Southern species expand northwards
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        • Herons and egrets make a comeback
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        • Species conservation is necessary and worth the effort
        • Breeding birds on our doorstep
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        • Is Switzerland with its abundance of water a paradise for fish-eating birds?
        • New species still arriving in our cities
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        • Problematic coexistence – sharing our buildings with birds
        • Swiss bird communities in constant change
        • Alpine Tit and Willow Tit – an example of incipient speciation?
        • Alluvial forests – a paradise for birds
        • The spread of settlements has consequences for farmland birds
        • Monitoring birds in Switzerland
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        • Switzerland needs large wetlands with plenty of water
        • Decline of insectivorous birds
        • Lush and green – too much fertiliser harms birds
        • Many breeding birds move to higher ground
        • Messengers from the east
        • Mediterranean species in Switzerland
        • Birds of arable land caught in a downward spiral
        • Long-distance migrants in difficulty
        • Meadow birds – can they be saved?
        • Jura pastures under increasing pressure
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        • The results of the 2013–2016 atlas: an overview
        • A new reference work in the field of environmental monitoring
        • Changes in the habitat conditions for breeding birds in Switzerland
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        • Trends in species richness and population numbers
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