Interesting bird sightings from our regular water birds monitoring on the Drava river – 24th decade:
Lake Ormož:
- Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus) – 23 ind.
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) – 40 ind.
- European Pintail (Anas acuta) – 3 ind.
- Garganey (Anas querquedula) – 102 ind.
- Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) – 2 ind.
- Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) – 25 ind.
- Redshank (Tringa totanus) – 1 ind.
Lake Ptuj:
- Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) – 5 ind.
- Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) – 1 ind.
- White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) – 1 ind.
- Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) – 1 ind.
- Whimbrel (Numeus phaeopus) – 1 ind.
- Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) – 8 ind.
- Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) – 89 ind.
