Interesting bird sightings from our regular water birds monitoring on the Drava river – 34th decade:
Lake Ormož:
- Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) – 47 ind.
- Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) – 3 ind.
- Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) – 1 ind.
- Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) – 2 ind.
- Smew (Mergellus albellus) – 11 ind.
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina) – 1 ind.
- Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) – 1 ind.
Lake Ptuj:
- Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) – 1 ind.
- Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) – 3 ind.
- Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) – 27 ind.
- Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) – 5 ind.
- European Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) – 1 ind.
