Interesting bird sightings from our regular water birds monitoring on the Drava river – 27th decade:
Lake Ormož:
- Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) – 451 ind.
- Wigeon (Anas penelope) – 36 ind.
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) – 1140 ind.
- Pintail (Anas acuta) – 14 ind.
- Garganey (Anas querquedula) – 55 ind.
- Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) – 2 ind.
- Coot (Fulica atra) – 2865 ind.
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina) – 10 ind.
- Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) – 2 ind.
Lake Ptuj:
- Pintail (Anas acuta) – 3 ind.
- Goosander (Mergus merganser) -2 ind.
- Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) – 1 ind.
- Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) – 1 ind.
- Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) – 8 ind.
- Common Gull (Larus canus) – 2 ind.
- Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahelis) – 3282 ind. (roosting)
- Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) – 7 ind.
- Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) -15 ind.
