Interesting bird sightings from our regular waterbirds monitoring on the Drava river – 33th 10-day period:
Lake Ormož:
- Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) – 1 ind.
- Greylag Goose (Anser anser) – 40 ind.
- Smew (Mergellus albellus) – 2 ind.
- Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) – 4519 ind.
- Common Crane (Grus grus) – 1174 ind. (migrating)
- Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans) – 1 ind.
Lake Ptuj:
- Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) – 1 ind.
- Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica) – 1 ind.
- Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) – 20 ind.
- Greylag Goose (Anser anser) – 26 ind.
- Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) – 310 ind.
- Gadwall(Anas strepera) – 121 ind.
- Smew (Mergellus albellus) – 1 ind.
- Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) – 1 ind.
- Common Crane (Grus grus) – 803 ind. (migrating)
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina) – 1 ind.
- Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) – 1 ind.
- Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) – 1 ind.
