Crime Scene 5 - Bailiff's Castle

Did you know that this is home to one of the largest Alpine goldfinch colonies in Switzerland, with over 40 breeding pairs? The swift cousins of the "Spyre" make a somewhat longer guest appearance: namely from April to September.

At dusk and on clear nights, however, it's time for the evening swift...

whose name conceals the fact that it is something completely different, namely a bat. Roller shutters and blind boxes are popular roosting and breeding sites, sometimes for entire colonies. In such cases, alternative solutions should be sought due to the risk.

Another mostly secretive resident that also likes to occupy bird boxes is the cute-looking garden dormouse. It likes to acknowledge (well-intentioned) attempts to stroke it by biting it...

The useful hornet, which is not at all aggressive, also deserves our special protection.