Interesting bird sightings from our regular waterbirds monitoring on the Drava river – 25th 10-day period:
Lake Ormož:
- Little Grebe (Tachibaptus ruficollis) – 342 ind.
- Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) – 1 ind.
- Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) – 1 ind.
- Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) – 8 ind.
- Shoveler (Anas clypeata) – 44 ind.
- Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) – 1 ind.
Lake Ptuj:
- Little Grebe (Tachibaptus ruficollis) – 411 ind.
- Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) – 200 ind.
- Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) – 2 ind.
- Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) – 3 ind.
- Shoveler (Anas clypeata) – 65 ind.
- Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) – 10 ind.
- Little Crake (Zapornia parva) – 1 ind.
- Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) – 7096 ind.
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) – 2 ind.
