Interesting bird sightings from our regular water birds monitoring on the Drava river – 2nd decade:
Lake Ormož
- Great Egret (Ardea alba) – 81 ind.
- Pochard (Aythya ferina) – 828 ind.
- Scaup (Aythya marilla) – 1 ind.
- Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) – 2 ind.
- Smew (Mergellus albellus) – 29 ind.
- Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) – 3 ind.
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) – 1 ind.
- Common Gull (Larus canus) – 415 ind. (roosting)
Lake Ptuj:
- Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) – 4 ind.
- Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) – 1 ind.
- Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) – 1 ind.
- Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) – 515 ind. (roosting)
- Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) – 1 ind.
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) – 1 ind.
