Welcome to ornitho.at hosted by BirdLife Austria. This site provides a new way of collecting, managing and illustrating ornithological observations for the whole of Austria. The data entered here is intended to aid the study and protection of Austria’s native avifauna. Correctness of data shown here cannot be guaranteed.
The use of ornitho.at is free of charge.
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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
Beware of image editing with AI tools!
A recent correspondence in the scientific journal Nature warns against the spread of AI images on citizen science platforms. This has also been reported in Austrian media (https://science.orf.at/stories/3236572/). [...]
Monday, April 20th, 2026
Due to major maintenance work, the ornitho.ch website will not be accessible on April 20 from 8 pm until the following morning.
This work also affects the other websites [...]
Wednesday, August 28th, 2024
Quail hunting – Call to report illegal playback lures
September is quail hunting season in Burgenland. The Common Quail, which is classified as “near threatened” in Europe, is also experiencing a downward trend in Austria [...]
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