On regular weekly bird monitoring in Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve today (19.7.2012), 36 species of birds were counted or 588 specimen.

The most numerous were  Black-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus, 177 specimen), Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos, 68 specimen) and House Martins (Delichon urbicum, 50 specimen).

Other interesting species observed:

• Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) – 3 specimen
• Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) – 3 specimen
• Teal (Anas crecca) – 6 speciemn
• Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) – 8 specimen
• Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) – 8 specimen
• Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) – 18 specimen
• Woood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) – 10 specimen
• Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) – 1 specimen

Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis),  Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) and Melodious Warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) were observed this week as well.