Upper Lake Zurich
02 September 2017
07:00 to 19:20
Visited Sites
Nuoler Ried
Some general information from a local birder:
The Nuoler Ried is a reedland just at the shore of the upper Lake Zurich. It is quite an attractive place to go birding, especially during migration time in March-May / August-October. Many rarities could be found on the fields in the past couple of years and after heavy rain there may be impressive fallouts of migrants.
The whole site can be checked in a few hours. From the airfield, there is a footpath around the whole reed that enables to check most all of the fields. The place may be a bit overrun by walkers on sunny days. Heading west and following the creek "Wägitaler Aa" can bring you some interesting songbirds. Plus, there is a good view on Lake Zurich from "Oberseeweg"
Some possible species in winter: Shelduck, Northern Pintail, Gadwall, Eurasian Teal, Northern Shoveler, Hen Harrier, European Curlew, Black-necked Grebe. If you are lucky you may find a Greater Scaup between hundreds of Tufted Ducks in the harbour.
Some possible species in spring: Garganey, Lapwing (breeding), Ruff, Eurasian Golden-Plover in March, Turtle Dove, many Swallows, Yellow Wagtail (flava, thunbergi, sometimes cinereocapilla and rarely feldegg), Red-throated Pipit, Great Reed-Warbler, Skylark, Greater Short-toed Lark, Corn Bunting, Ortolan Bunting
Some possible species in summer: Marsh Warbler, Black Kite, Common Tern, Barn Swallow, Common Swift, Reed Bunting,
Some possible species in autumn: many Ducks, Greenshank, Grey Plover, Common Snipe, Meadow Pipit, Sedge Warbler, Bluethroat, Whitethroat, Whinchat, many Finches
The whole year over: Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, European Curlew, Common Starlings, Great Crested Grebe, flocks of Black-headed Gulls, often with one or two Mediterrean Gulls in it
Rarities in the past couple of years include: Long-tailed Duck, Pallid Harrier, Great Snipe, Kentish Plover, Pacific Golden-Plover, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Stone Curlew, Gull-billed Tern, Yellow Wagtail dombrowskii, Calandra Lark, Lapland Bunting
How to get there
About 25min by foot from the train station in Lachen.
Many parking places for cars by the airfield just at the site.
Species List
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Graylag Goose
Anser anser
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 60 ind. very common here, feeding in grassland
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Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 1 ind.
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Garganey
Spatula querquedula
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 4 ind.
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Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 3 ind.
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Gadwall
Mareca strepera
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 18 ind.
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 80 ind. -
Unteres Benknerriet
2017-09-02 100 ind. many mallards feeding in wet grassland -
Flugplatz Schänis
2017-09-02 102 ind. many mallards feeding in wet grassland
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Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
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Flugplatz Schänis
2017-09-02 1 ind.
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Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 25 ind. -
Unteres Benknerriet
2017-09-02 36 ind. -
Flugplatz Schänis
2017-09-02 3 ind.
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Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 2 ind.
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Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 9 ind.
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Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 7 ind.
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Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 4 ind.
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Common Wood-Pigeon
Columba palumbus
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 2 ind. -
Unteres Benknerriet
2017-09-02 2 ind.
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Common Swift
Apus apus
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 6 ind.
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Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 20 ind.
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Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 4 ind. flying by in the morning
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Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 2 ind.
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Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 10 ind. very common here
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Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 200 ind. feeding in grassland, common here -
Unteres Benknerriet
2017-09-02 50 ind. -
Flugplatz Schänis
2017-09-02 15 ind.
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Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 1 ind.
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Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 8 ind.
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Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 5 ind. on the footpath in the morning
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Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 17 ind. some waders feeding in the wet fields due to heavy rain the night before -
Unteres Benknerriet
2017-09-02 1 ind. -
Flugplatz Schänis
2017-09-02 5 ind.
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Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 1 ind.
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Red Knot
Calidris canutus
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 1 ind. rare in this area
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Ruff
Calidris pugnax
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 6 ind. -
Unteres Benknerriet
2017-09-02 26 ind.
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Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 1 ind.
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Dunlin
Calidris alpina
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 2 ind.
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Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 1500 ind. big flock feeding in wet grasslands -
Flugplatz Schänis
2017-09-02 1 ind.
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Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 4 ind. in a huge flock of black-headed gulls
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Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 13 ind. -
Flugplatz Schänis
2017-09-02 87 ind.
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
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Unteres Benknerriet
2017-09-02 1 ind. -
Flugplatz Schänis
2017-09-02 5 ind. in a flock of yellow-legged gulls
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Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
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Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 1 ind.
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White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 2 ind. -
Unteres Benknerriet
2017-09-02 29 ind.
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Great Egret
Ardea alba
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Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea
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Unteres Benknerriet
2017-09-02 18 ind.
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
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European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
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Flugplatz Schänis
2017-09-02 1 ind.
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Western Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 4 ind. two migrating as the weather gets better in the evening -
Unteres Benknerriet
2017-09-02 1 ind. -
Flugplatz Schänis
2017-09-02 1 ind.
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Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 1 ind.
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Eurasian Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 1 ind.
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Red Kite
Milvus milvus
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Unteres Benknerriet
2017-09-02 1 ind.
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Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 2 ind. -
Unteres Benknerriet
2017-09-02 2 ind. -
Flugplatz Schänis
2017-09-02 1 ind.
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Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 2 ind. -
Unteres Benknerriet
2017-09-02 2 ind.
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Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 1 ind.
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Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 30 ind. -
Unteres Benknerriet
2017-09-02 40 ind.
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Eurasian Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 4 ind.
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Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 2 ind.
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 100 ind. hunting over Lake Zurich -
Flugplatz Schänis
2017-09-02 200 ind. many birds hunting over the wet grassland
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Western House-Martin
Delichon urbicum
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 100 ind. hunting over Lake Zurich
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Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 1 ind.
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Eurasian Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
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Unteres Benknerriet
2017-09-02 1 ind.
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Greater Whitethroat
Curruca communis
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 1 ind.
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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
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Fieldfare
Turdus pilaris
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 1 ind.
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Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 6 ind. -
Flugplatz Schänis
2017-09-02 2 ind.
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European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
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Flugplatz Schänis
2017-09-02 1 ind.
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Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 10 ind.
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 10 ind.
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 100 ind. common here, feeding in the fields
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Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
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Unteres Benknerriet
2017-09-02 60 ind. flock feeding in grassland -
Flugplatz Schänis
2017-09-02 12 ind.
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White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 4 ind.
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Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 1 ind. rare here in autumn
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Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 1 ind. -
Unteres Benknerriet
2017-09-02 1 ind.
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European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 4 ind.
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European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 20 ind.
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Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
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Nuoler Ried
2017-09-02 6 ind.
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Last updated: 08 February 2019