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Monitoring

The Swiss Ornithological Institute monitors the distribution and populations of wild birds in Switzerland.

Projects

Swiss Breeding Bird Atlas

The Breeding Bird Atlas 2013–2016 has accurately depicted the distribution and density of all Swiss breeding birds.

Swiss Breeding Bird Atlas

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Monitoring wintering waterbirds

Since 1967 waterbirds are counted throughout Europe and in adjacent regions. This international waterbird census is coor ...

Monitoring wintering waterbirds

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Monitoring rare breeding and visiting birds

Our Information service receives about 400,000 chance observations every year from volunteer birdwatchers all over Switz ...

Monitoring rare breeding and visiting birds

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Monitoring breeding birds in wetlands

For the monitoring of population trends of bird species inhabiting small and localised habitats, special schemes are nee ...

Monitoring breeding birds in wetlands

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Monitoring Selected Species

Special surveys are required to collect data on colony breeders, birds that inhabit particular locations, or secretive s ...

Monitoring Selected Species

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Monitoring common breeding birds

Since 1999, the populations of about 150 breeding bird species are surveyed in 267 1-km squares laid out as a representa ...

Monitoring common breeding birds

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European Breeding Bird Atlas

The first European Atlas showing the distribution of breeding birds was published in 1997. The data are no longer up-to- ...

European Breeding Bird Atlas

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