Interesting bird sightings from our regular waterbirds monitoring on the Drava river – 8th 10-day period:
Lake Ormož:
- Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) – 3 ind.
- Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) – 4 ind. (in Ormož basins)
- Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) – 5 ind.
- Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) – 20 ind.
Lake Ptuj:
- Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps auritus) – 1 ind.
- Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) – 1 ind.
- Garganey (Anas querquedula) – 49 ind.
- Northern Pintali (Anas acuta) – 2 ind.
- Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) – 6 ind.
- Common Crane (Grus grus) – 3 ind.
- Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) – 13 ind.
- Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) – 4 ind.
- Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) – 1 ind.
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) – 1 ind.
- Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) – 7350 ind.(roosting)
