Birds increasingly visit Swiss gardens after onset of winter

Birds have been visiting Swiss gardens more frequently after the recent onset of winter. Species such as the juniper thrush and chaffinch, which prefer to live in farmland or woodland, were spotted more frequently at the weekend during the national count than in recent years. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Despite changeable weather, around 5,000 people throughout Switzerland helped count birds in urban areas at the weekend. They discovered a total of around 136,000 birds, BirdLife Switzerland announced on Tuesday. In addition to the wood thrush and chaffinch, jackdaws and bramblings were also spotted in greater numbers than last year. The great spotted woodpecker, which was seen in around 20% of gardens last year, was found in almost a third of gardens this year, according to the press release. + You’re in luck if you spot these Swiss birds Especially when snow and ice make foraging difficult, the small-scale structures of urban areas are an attractive ...