Redstart female

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Sorry about the ID, Frederic. I agree with Daniele.

I agree with Daniele, this is a female Redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus. The Thrush-nightingale is very unlikely there, they are much further east, in the old USSR states, not in the Swiss mountains. Also they have mottled grey, not red flanks.

Frederic, this bird is not a Thrush Nightingale. The Thrush Nightingale is a “nightingale of the East”, and occurs in Northern and Eastern Central Europe. It has only been reported in Switzerland exceptionally. http://www.vogelwarte.ch/thrush-nightingale.html?searched=nightingale&advsearch=allwords&highlight=ajaxSearch_highlight+ajaxSearch_highlight1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrush_nightingale It is best not to accept suggestions unless they are accompanied by a reference. Even with a reference, our advise is to always double check. I will make an alternative suggestion. Please check it out :-)