Interesting bird sightings from our regular waterbirds monitoring on the Drava river – 31th 10-day period:
Lake Ormož:
- Red-chrested Pochard (Netta rufina) – 3 ind.
- Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) – 356 ind.
- White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) – 2 ind.
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina) – 1 ind.
Lake Ptuj:
- Gadwall (Anas strepera) – 82 ind.
- Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) – 2781 ind.
- Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) – 25 ind.
- Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) – 1 ind.
- Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) – 10.552 ind.
- Common Crane (Grus grus) – 271 ind.
- Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) – 1 ind.
- Caspisan Gull (Larus cachinnans) – 1 ind.