Interesting bird sightings from our regular water birds monitoring on the Drava river – 29th decade:
Lake Ormož:
- Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricolis) – 14 ind.
- Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) – 1 ind.
- Wigeon (Anas penelope) – 76 ind.
- Gadwall (Anas strepera) – 28 ind.
- Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) – 1 ind.
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina) – 32 ind.
Lake Ptuj:
- Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) – 1 ind.
- Pochard (Aythya ferina) – 613 ind.
- Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) – 2 ind.
- Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) – 1778 ind.
- Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) – 5 ind.
- Curlew (Numenius arquata) – 1 ind.
- Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) – 1 ind.
