Robin named Swiss Bird of the Year 2025
The Swiss public has named the robin as Bird of the Year 2025. With its familiar red breast and distinctive song, the robin is one of the most common bird species in Switzerland, found in gardens and forests. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Over 12,000 people took part in a nationwide vote, Birdlife Switzerland announced on Tuesday. For the first time, the "Bird of the Year" was not chosen by a panel of experts, but by the public. Close behind the robin were the long-tailed tit, the green woodpecker and the nuthatch.