Interesting bird sightings from our regular water birds monitoring on the Drava river – 28th decade:
Ormož Wastewater Basins:
- Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) – 4 ind.
- Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) – 1 ind.
Lake Ormož
- Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica) – 2 ind.
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) – 1 ind.
Lake Ptuj:
- Great Crested Grabe (Podiceps cristatus) – 119 ind.
- Wigeon (Anas penelope) – 99 ind.
- Pintail (Anas acuta) – 23 ind.
- Shoveler (Anas clypeata) – 31 ind.
- Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) – 1 ind.
- Goosander (Mergus merganser) – 2 ind.
- Coot (Fulica atra) – 4358 ind.
- Little Stint (Calidris minuta) – 2 ind.
- Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) – 1 ind.
- Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahelis) – 3100 ind. (roosting)
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) – 4 ind.
- Total: 12.044 water birds counted (40 species)
