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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