Interesting bird sightings from our regular water birds monitoring on the Drava river – 30th decade:
Ormož Wastewater Basins:
- Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus) – 17 ind.
Lake Ormož
- Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica) – 3 ind.
- Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus) – 1 ind.
- Greylag Goose (Anser anser) – 13 ind.
- Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) – 2 ind.
- White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) – 1 ind. (hunting)
Lake Ptuj
- Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica) – 2 ind.
- Wigeon (Anas penelope) – 177 ind.
- Gadwall (Anas strepera) – 22 ind.
- Tefted Duck (Aythya fuligula) – 1073 ind.
- Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) – 1 ind.
- Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serator) – 1 ind.
- Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) – 1 ind.
- Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) – 3 ind.
- Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) – 32 ind.
- Black-headed Gull (Croicocephalus ridibundus) – 1980 ind. (roosting)
- Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahelis) – 4352 ind. (roosting)
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) – 11 ind.
- Total: 15.540 water birds counted (34 species)
