Birds of the French Alps mid June 2005 

 

Name	Species	Chambery	Meribel	Doussard
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus			*
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	*		*
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	*		*
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	*
Goosander	Mergus merganser	*
Lammergeier	Gypaetus barbatus			*
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos		*	*
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	*	*	*
Comon Buzzard	Buteo buteo	*	*	*
Honey Buzzard	Pernis apivorus			*
Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus			*
Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus		*	*
Peregrine	Falco peregrinus		*
Black Grouse	Tetrao tetrix		*
Rock Partridge	Alectoris graeca		*
Coot	Fulica atra	*
Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	*
Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus	*
Stock Dove	Columba oenas
Wood Pigeon	Columba palumbus	*
Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	*		*
Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	*		*
Swift	Apus apus	*	*	*
Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis melba		*
Black Woodpecker	Dryocopus martius		*
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	*
Great-spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	*	*	*
Skylark	Alauda arvensis		*
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	*
Crag Martin	Hirundo rupestris
Swallow	Hirundo rustica	*	*	*
House Martin	Delichon urbica	*		*
Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta			*
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	*	*	*
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis		*
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba	*	*	*
Dipper	Cinclus cinclus		*
Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	*	*	*
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	*	*	*
Robin	Erithacus rubecula	*	*	*
Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	*
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	*	*	*
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe		*	*
Rock Thrush	Monticola saxatilis		*	*
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra		*	*
Song Thursh	Turdus philomelos	*	*	*
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	*	*	*
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris			*
Blackbird	Turdus merula	*	*	*
Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus		*	*
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla			*
Orphean Warbler	Sylvia hortensis		*
Melodious Warbler	Hippolais polyglotta	*		*
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	*	*
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	*	*	*
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus		*	*
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	*
Great Tit	Parus major	*	*	*
Coal Tit	Parus ater	*	*
Blue Tit	Parus caeruleus	*		*
Willow Tit	Parus montanus		*
Marsh Tit	Parus palustris	*
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	*		*
Nuthatch	Sitta europaea	*	*	*
Wallcreeper	Tichodroma muraria		*
Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris	*	*
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio			*
Magpie	Pica pica	*	*	*
Jay	Garrulus glandarius	*	*	*
Nutcracker	Nucifraga caryocatactes		*
Jackdaw	Corvus monedula	*		*
Alpine Chough	Pyrrhocorax graculus		*	*
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	*	*	*
Raven	Corvus corax		*
Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	*		*
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	*		*
Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus
Snowfinch	Montifringilla nivalis		*	*
Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	*	*	*
Linnet	Carduelis cannabina		*	*
Redpoll	Carduelis flammea		*	*
Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	*	*	*
Greenfinch	Carduelis chloris	*		*
Siskin	Carduelis spinus		*	*
Citril Fnch	Serinus citrinella			*
Serin	Serinus serinus	*	*	*
Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	*	*	*
Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus	*
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella		*
Rock Bunting	Emberiza cia		*

 

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