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Regular monitoring of water birds on the river Drava – 5th decade

Interesting bird sightings from our regular water birds monitoring on the Drava river – 5th decade:



Lake Ormož

  • Slavonian Grabe (Podiceps auritus) – 1 ind.
  • Scaup (Aythya marila) – 1 ind.
  • Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca) – 2 ind.
  • Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) – 1 ind.

Lake Ptuj:

  • Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) – 10 ind.
  • Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) – 1 ind.
  • Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) – 1 ind.
  • Scaup (Aythya marila) – 1 ind.
  • Little Gull (Larus minutus) – 2 ind.
  • Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) – 105 ind. (migration)
Design: Polonca Peterca
Developer: Uroš Orešič in Gregor Sušanj