Date

Time

Location

Weather

16/9

All Day

Pfinstegg ( Didn't quite make it ). Climbed to Rest. Milchbach

Dull, cold & wet

17/9

All Day

Bussalp

Dull, v cold, heavy snow above 1100m

18/9

All Day

First, Bachalpsee, Grosse Scheidegg

Sunny. Thick snow underfoot (above 2000m)

19/9

All Day

Jungfraujoch

Blizzard

20/9

All Day

Kleine Scheidegg, Wengen, Mannlichen.

Dry, Bright with sunny Periods, warmer.

21/9

All Day

Murren, Grutschalp, Lauterbrunnen

Dry, Bright with sunny Periods, warmer.

22/9

All Day

Brienz, Brienzsee, Interlaken

Dull & drizzly am. Brighter and dry pm

23/9

All Day

Schynigge Plateau

Dull & wet am, Dry & cloudy pm with some short sunny periods

24/9

AM

Gletscherschluct

Dull & wet

24/9

PM

Mannlichen to Kleinescheidegg

Dull & Misty

25/9

All Day

Bern, Zurich ( By train ), Home

Dry & bright

No.

Bird

Nos. Seen

Where Seen

Comments

1

Little Grebe

Brienzsee

2

Mute Swan

Brienzsee

3

Mallard

Brienzsee

4

Tufted Duck

Brienzsee

5

Lammergeier

1

Wetterhorn

Amazed to see an immature flying near the old Wetterhorn high level cable car station on 16/9. Huge size evident when it was briefly mobbed by a couple of Ravens. Long, diamond shaped tail seen well.

6

Golden Eagle

3

1 seen from the First Cable Car soaring in front of the Wetterhorn 2 others seen whilst having a coffee on the walk from Kleine Scheidegg to Wengen, soaring in front of the Schilthorn. Must have climbed to 15000ft or more before disappearing from view.

7

Red Kite

c.3

From train past Thun

8

Buzzard

Widespread

9

Sparrowhawk

1

Towards Grosse

Scheidegg

10

Kestrel

Widespread

11

Hobby

1

Grindelwald

12

Peregrine

1

From train to Kleine Scheidegg

13

Coot

Brienzsee

14

Common Sandpiper

2

Brienzsee

The only wader seen

15

Yellow Legged Gull

3

Brienzsee

16

Greater B B Gull

1

Brienzsee

17

Black Headed Gull

Lots

Brienzsee

18

Black Woodpecker

Grindelwald

Heard calling 3 or 4 times

19

Swallow

Seen at lower levels and over Brienzsee

20

Crag Martin

Wetterhorn & Lauterbrunnen

21

House Martin

Widespread

Large nos seen most days around Grindelwald

22

White Wagtail

Widespread

23

Grey Wagtail

Lauterbrunnen

24/25

Tree Pipit + Water Pipit

Came across a large flocks of Pipits several times during the week... Usually on moorland just above the tree line or in cleared pastures. Not easy to identify but at times was able to distinguish these 2 species

26

Wren

Widespread

27

Dipper

28

Mistle Thrush

Grindlewald & Murren

29

Blackbird

Widespread

30

Ring Ouzel

4

Murren

Seen feeding on Rowan berries

31

Robin

Widespread

Not particularly common

32

Black Redstart

Widespread

Often seen in gardens, but also in more remote treeless areas

33

Wheatear

1

Schynigge Plateau

34

Whinchat

1

Lauterbrunnen

35

Chiff Chaff

1

Interlaken

Heard only

36

Goldcrest

Widespread

37

Great Tit

Widespread

38

Blue Tit

Widespread

39

Coal Tit

Widespread

40

Crested Tit

Widespread

Some seen very well

41

Willow Tit

Gletscherschluct

1 heard only

42

Nuthatch

Widespread

43

Wallcreeper

Gletscherschluct

LIFER Briefest glimpse of red & white as we came to the end of the timber plank walk up the glacier gorge. Waited for another 20 minutes or so before watching it make its way purposefully up the gorge face opposite. Then stopped and preened for 10 minutes or more. Fantastic !!

44

Carrion Crow

Widespread

45

Raven

Widespread

Usually seen in the higher areas

46

Alpine Chough

Widespread

As expected seen in most of the higher areas. Large flock (c100) nseen one cold morning feeding on shrub berries close to the hotel.

47

Jay

Widespread

48

Nutcracker

Widespread

Noisy. Some excellent views. Seemed very common around Kleine Scheidegg

49

House Sparrow

Widespread

50

Snowfinch

c.20

First Cable Car Stn.

Flock flew over

51

Starling

Only seen from the train. Not seen in the Alps

52

Greenfinch

Widespread

53

Chaffinch

Widespread

54

Bullfinch

2

Grindelwald

55

Goldfinch

Widespread

56

Linnet

Kleine Scheidegg

57

Serin

c.12

Grindelwald

58

Citril Finch

Schynigge Plateau & Murren

Nice views of flocks at these places, where trees and more open areas merge. 

Species

Nos. Seen

Comments

Red Squirrel

1

Marmots

Seen on several days. Excellent views near Bachalpsee. Approached very close to 3 on the Schynigge Plateau. They were very plump obviously ready for hibernation. 

Chamois

3 young and 3 adults seen high on snowy rocks on walk from First to Grosse Scheidegg. Similar Nos seen close in pastures in Murren. Were they wild?

Shrew

1

Seen frantically rushing around on the snow next to the path leading from First to Bachalpsee. Did not even leave any footprints on the snow.

Ibex

6

Pointed out to us by a very fit elderly Swiss hiker on a Rocky Plateau on the walk from Kleine Scheidegg to Wengen

Humming Bird Hawkmoth

Red Admiral

Clouded Yellow

Small Tortoiseshell

Whites

Blues

Alpine Salamander

1