Bird stamps of Switzerland
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis  1966 Publicity issue 3v set Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus  1968 Pro Juventute Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula  1968 Pro Juventute Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator  1968 Pro Juventute Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla  1968 Pro Juventute European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis  1969 Pro Juventute
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus  1969 Pro Juventute Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria  1969 Pro Juventute Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius  1969 Pro Juventute Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus  1970 Pro Juventute Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops  1970 Pro Juventute Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major  1970 Pro Juventute
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus  1970 Pro Juventute Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus  1971 Pro Juventute Bluethroat Luscinia svecica  1971 Pro Juventute Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus  1971 Pro Juventute Mallard Anas platyrhynchos  1971 Pro Juventute Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica  1976 Publicity issue 4v set
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba  1991 Animals 12v set Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia  1992 Publicity issue 3v set Little Owl Athene noctua  1995 Endangered animals 4v set Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea  1995 Pro Juventute 4v set Ruff Calidris pugnax  1997 Pro Juventute 4v set
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus  1998 Pro Juventute 4v set Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus  1998 Pro Juventute 2v booklet Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis  2002 Stamp day Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos  2003 Ticino 2003 2v sheet Mute Swan Cygnus olor  2005 Felix the bunny 2v set
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus  2006 Birds sa Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs  2007 Birds From singels sheets, sa Great Tit Parus major  2007 Birds From singels sheets, sa Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria  2007 Birds From singels sheets, sa Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus  2007 Birds From singels sheets, sa
Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs  2007 Birds From set sheet, sa Great Tit Parus major  2007 Birds From set sheet, sa Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria  2007 Birds From set sheet, sa Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus  2007 Birds From set sheet, sa Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs  2007 Birds Booklet, sa
Great Tit Parus major  2007 Birds Booklet, sa Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus  2008 Birds From singels sheets, sa Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis  2008 Birds From singels sheets, sa Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus  2008 Birds From singels sheets, sa Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus  2008 Birds From set sheet, sa
Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis  2008 Birds From set sheet, sa Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus  2008 Birds From set sheet, sa Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca  2009 Birds From singels sheets, sa Red Kite Milvus milvus  2009 Birds From singels sheets, sa Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca  2009 Birds From set sheet, sa
Red Kite Milvus milvus  2009 Birds From set sheet, sa Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis  2009 Birds Without A Priority, sa Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus  2009 Birds Without A Priority, sa White Stork Ciconia ciconia  2013 Stork Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos  2014 Swiss national park 3v set
Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes  2014 Birds Tawny Owl Strix aluco  2016 Nocturnal animals 4v set Mute Swan Cygnus olor  2016 Lake Constance 3v set Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus  2016 Lake Constance 3v set Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major  2018 Animals of the forest 4v set, sa
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris  2019 Winegrowers Festival 2019 3v set Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos  2019 Europa Sanderling Calidris alba  2019 Europa Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus  2019 Animals around the world 4v set, sa
Common Merganser Mergus merganser  2020 Animal families 4v set, sa White Stork Ciconia ciconia  2020 Special occasions 4v set, sa Mute Swan Cygnus olor  2020 Special occasions 4v set, sa Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus  2020 Christmas 4v set, sa European Robin Erithacus rubecula  2020 Christmas 4v set, sa
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita  2021 Durrenmatt Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis  2022 Animals in their habitats 4v set, sa Mute Swan Cygnus olor  2023 Cute animals 4v set, sa
Switzerland map

Location: Central Europe
Population: 7.5 million
Climate: temperate, but varies with altitude
Terrain: mostly mountains (Alps in south, Jura in northwest) with a central plateau of rolling hills, plains, and large lakes

Birds: 397 species

Links:
Swiss Post postal administration website
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BIRD SPECIES SHOWN

Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Little Owl Athene noctua
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Ruff Calidris pugnax
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Great Tit Parus major
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca
Red Kite Milvus milvus
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
Tawny Owl Strix aluco
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Sanderling Calidris alba
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita


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