Interesting bird sightings from our regular water birds monitoring on the Drava river – 29th decade:
Ormož Wastewater Basins:
- Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus) – 1 ind.
- Fuerruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) – 2 ind.
Lake Ormož
- Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica) – 3 ind.
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina) – 8 ind.
- Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans) – 1 ind.
Lake Ptuj:
- Little Grabe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) – 226 ind.
- Great Crested Grabe (Podiceps cristatus) – 163 ind.
- Black-necked Grabe (Podiceps nigricollis) – 11 ind.
- Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) – 3 ind.
- Shoveler (Anas clypeata) – 44 ind.
- Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) – 977 ind.
- Fuerruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) – 1 ind.
- Goosander (Mergus merganser) – 21 ind.
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) – 1 ind.
- Coot (Fulica atra) – 5082 ind.
- Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) – 1 ind.
- Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahelis) – 3458 ind. (roosting)
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) – 8 ind.
- Total: 12.918 water birds counted (32 species)
