Ficedula Press Release, October 31, 2022 Everyone’s Crazy About the American Migrant At Bolle di Magadino, the first incredible sighting of a North American species—the Yellow-throated Warbler, a small North American passerine—was made last Saturday by Ivan Maggini, an ornithologist…
Ficedula Press Release, May 24, 2022 The nesting bird population in the Canton of Ticino is growing Good news for nesting birds in Ticino. Ficedula, the Association for the Study and Conservation of Birds in Italian-speaking Switzerland, reports that, after…
Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) In recent days, there have been many sightings of this rare species in Ticino. From Ligornetto to Claro, from Taverne to Locarno, from Coldrerio to Lugaggia: in recent days, Ficedula—the Association for the Study and…
Ficedula Press Release, January 27, 2022 Let’s leave those bearded vultures alone Someone tries to disturb them again The bearded vulture’s second nesting attempt is in danger of falling through, just as it did last year. Yesterday, the repeated flight…
Ficedula Press Release, December 4, 2020 Welcome back, Gipeto! Ficedula, the Association for the Study and Conservation of Birds in Italian-speaking Switzerland, reports that the bearded vulture—the largest vulture in the Alps, with a wingspan of three meters—has returned to…
Joint Press Release from WWF, Pro Natura, and Ficedula/BirdLife, January 14, 2020 NO to jets over the Magadino Plain They are too noisy and extremely dangerous, so advocacy groups are calling for a ban on them. WWF Italian-speaking Switzerland, Pro…