Interesting bird sightings from our regular water birds monitoring on the Drava river – 31th decade:
Ormož Wastewater Basins:
- Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus) – 1-2 ind.
Lake Ormož
- Red-throated Loon (Gavia stallata) – 2 ind.
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina) – 5 ind.
- White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) – 23 ind.
Lake Ptuj:
- Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica) – 2 ind.
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) – 1 ind.
- Garganey (Anas querquedula) – 1 ind.
- Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) – 1 ind.
- Pochard (Aythya ferina) – 555 ind.
- Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) – 1266 ind.
- Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) – 12 ind.
- Crane (Grus grus) – 125 ind.
- Curlew (Numenius arquata) – 1 ind.
- Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) – 1 ind.
- Total: 13.815 ind. water birds counted (36 species)
