Interesting bird sightings from our regular water birds monitoring on the Drava river – 26th decade:
Ormož Wastewater Basins:
- Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) – 1 individual
- Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) – 1 individual
Ormož Lake
- Shoveler (Anas clypeata) – 37 individuals
- Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) – 1 individual
- Temminck’s Stint (Calidris temminckii) – 1 individual
Ptuj Lake:
- Red-necked Grabe (Podiceps grisegena) – 3 individuals
- Black-necked Grabe (Podiceps nigricollis) – 16 individuals
- Pintail (Anas acuta) – 2 individuals
- Little Crake (Porzana parva) – 1 individual
- Coot (Fulica atra) – 2949 individuals
- Knot (Calidris canutus) – 1 individual
- Sanderling (Calidris alba) – 1 individual
- Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahelis) – 1582 individuals (roosting)
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) – 1 individual
- Total: 6859 water birds counted (36 species)
Photo: Tilen Basle
