Interesting bird sightings from our regular waterbirds monitoring on the Drava river – 27th 10-day period:
Lake Ormož:
- Little Grebe (Tachibaptus ruficollis) – 410 ind.
- Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) – 1 ind.
- Greylag Goose (Anser anser) – 1 ind.
- Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) – 99 ind.
- Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) – 2 ind.
- Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) – 1 ind.
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina) – 25 ind.
- Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) – 37 ind.
- White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) – 1 ind.
Lake Ptuj:
- Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) – 216 ind.
- Eurasian Widgeon (Anas penelope) – 146 ind.
- Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) – 14 ind.
- Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) – 189 ind.
- Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) – 8391 ind.
- Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) – 3 ind.
- Temminckii’s Stint (Calidris temminckii) – 2 ind.
- Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) – 1 ind.
- Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahelis) – 2015 ind. (roosting)
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) – 6 ind.
