Interesting bird sightings from our regular waterbirds monitoring on the Drava river – 34th 10-day period:

Lake Ormož:

• Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) – 1 ind.
• Smew (Mergellus albellus) – 4 ind.
• Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serattor) – 1 ind.
• Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) – 1 ind.

Lake Ptuj:

• Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps auritus) – 1 ind.
• Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) – 1 ind.
• Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) – 348 ind.
• Gadwall (Anas strepera) – 128 ind.
• Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) – 9 ind.
• Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) – 10.851 ind.
• Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) – 1 ind.

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Interesting bird sightings from our regular waterbirds monitoring on the Drava river – 33th 10-day period:

Lake Ormož:

• Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) – 1 ind.
• Greylag Goose (Anser anser) – 40 ind.
• Smew (Mergellus albellus) – 2 ind.
• Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) – 4519 ind.
• Common Crane (Grus grus) – 1174 ind. (migrating)
• Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans) – 1 ind.

Lake Ptuj:

• Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) – 1 ind.
• Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica) – 1 ind.
• Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) – 20 ind.
• Greylag Goose (Anser anser) – 26 ind.
• Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) – 310 ind.
• Gadwall(Anas strepera) – 121 ind.
• Smew (Mergellus albellus) – 1 ind.
• Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) – 1 ind.
• Common Crane (Grus grus) – 803 ind. (migrating)
• Dunlin (Calidris alpina) – 1 ind.
• Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) – 1 ind.
• Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) – 1 ind.

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Interesting bird sightings from our regular waterbirds monitoring on the Drava river – 32th 10-day period:

Lake Ormož:

• Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica) – 1 ind.
• Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) – 3 ind.
• Gadwall (Anas strepera) – 85 ind.
• Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca) – 832 ind.
• Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) – 9 ind.
• Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) – 5 ind.
• Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) – 1 ind.
• Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) – 1 ind.
• Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) – 1 ind.
• Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) – 1 ind.
• Yellow-lagged Gull (Larus michahellis) – 1.185 ind. (roosting)
• Total: 10.744 water birds

Lake Ptuj:

• Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) – 552 ind.
• Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) – 5 ind.
• Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) – 278 ind.
• Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) – 10 ind.
• Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) – 1 ind.
• Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) – 3 ind.
• Yellow-lagged Gull (Larus michahellis) – 5.321 ind. (roosting)
• Total: 21.874 water birds

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Interesting bird sightings from our regular waterbirds monitoring on the Drava river – 31th 10-day period:

Lake Ormož:

• Red-chrested Pochard (Netta rufina) – 3 ind.
• Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) – 356 ind.
• White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) – 2 ind.
• Dunlin (Calidris alpina) – 1 ind.

Lake Ptuj:

• Gadwall (Anas strepera) – 82 ind.
• Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) – 2781 ind.
• Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) – 25 ind.
• Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) – 1 ind.
• Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) – 10.552 ind.
• Common Crane (Grus grus) – 271 ind.
• Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) – 1 ind.
• Caspisan Gull (Larus cachinnans) – 1 ind.

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Interesting bird sightings from our regular waterbirds monitoring on the Drava river – 30th 10-day period:

Lake Ormož:

• Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) – 1 ind.
• Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) – 15 ind.
• White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) – 2 ind.
• Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) – 5746 ind.
• Dunlin (Calidris alpina) – 1 ind.
• Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) – 1 ind.

Lake Ptuj:

• Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) – 519 ind.
• Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) – 1 ind.
• Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) – 2 ind.
• Eurasian Widgeon (Anas penelope) – 293 ind.
• Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) – 2548 ind.
• Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) – 68 ind.
• Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) – 10.242 ind.
• Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) – 1 ind.
• Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) – 1 ind.
• Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) – 1 ind.

Greatest number of water birds on Lake Ptuj in the last 25 years, together 21.780!

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