Seltene und bemerkenswerte Brut- und Gastvögel und andere ornithologische Ereignisse 2012 in der Schweiz

The highlight of the year was the first breeding record of the Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus. The Canada Goose Branta canadensis also bred for the first time, the Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola for the 2nd time and the Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus for the 3rd time. Other rare breeding records were noted for the Eurasian Teal Anas crecca, the Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata and the Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax. The Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops bred outside the Alps for the first time since 1988, at two different locations. During summer, two Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus were seen in the Jura and one of them stayed there until February 2013: both date and location are remarkable. The migration intensity was exceptionally high during the autumn for many species such as Red Kites Milvus milvus, Common Buzzards Buteo buteo, Common Cranes Grus grus, Coal Tits Parus ater, Blue Tits P. caeruleus and Great Tits P. major.