Interesting bird sightings from our regular water birds monitoring on the Drava river – 7th decade:
Lake Ormož
- Garganey (Anas querquedula) – 23 ind.
- Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) – 3 ind.
- Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) – 1 ind.
- Ringed Plover (Dubius hiaticula) – 1 ind.
- Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) – 1 ind.
Lake Ptuj:
- Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) – 5 ind.
- Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) – 1 ind.
- Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) – 1 ind.
- Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) – 769 ind.
- Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) – 5180 ind. (roosting)
- Common Gull (Larus canus) – 270 ind. (roosting)
- Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) – 2 ind.
