Interesting bird sightings from our regular waterbirds monitoring on the Drava river – 5th 10-day period:
Lake Ormož:
- Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus) – 19 ind.
- Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) – 2 ind.
- Great Egret (Ardea alba) – 36 ind.
- Red.breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) – 1 ind.
Lake Ptuj:
- Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps auritus) – 1 ind.
- Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) – 2 ind.
- Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) – 1 ind.
- Velvet Scoter (Mellanita fusca) – 2 ind.
- Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) – 2 ind.
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) – 1 ind.