Interesting observations, 27 April 2023

The latest bird sightings from Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve:

  • Greylag Goose (Anser anser): 34 ind., bonifika (5 fam.+pull)
  • Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna): 2 ind., laguna
  • Gadwall (Mareca strepera): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Shoveler (Spatula clypeata): 4 ind., laguna & bonifika
  • Teal (Anas crecca): 35 ind., laguna & bonifika
  • Garganey (Spatula querquedula): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Pochard (Aythya ferina): 3 ind., bonifika
  • Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus): 3 ind., laguna (1 gnezdo/nest)
  • Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus): 2 ind., laguna & bonifika
  • Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia): 6 ind., laguna
  • Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus): 8 ind., bonifika
  • Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus): 3 ind., bonifika
  • Montagu’s Harrier (Circus pygargus): 1 ind., bonifika (21.4.)
  • Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus): 30 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius): 3 ind., laguna
  • Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus): 4 ind., laguna
  • Dunlin (Calidris alpina): 2 ind., laguna
  • Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola): 6 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos): 3 ind., laguna
  • Common Redshank (Tringa totanus): 25 ind., laguna
  • Greenshank (Tringa nebularia): 21 ind., laguna
  • Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus): 1 ind., laguna
  • Snipe (Gallinago gallinago): 3 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus): 11 ind., laguna
  • Common Tern (Sterna hirundo): 139 ind., laguna
  • Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia): 1 ind., laguna (20. & 21.4.)
  • Swift (Apus apus): 15 ind., bonifika
  • Wryneck (Jynx torquilla): 3 ind., laguna
  • Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica): 50 ind., bonifika
  • Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Sand Martin (Riparia riparia): 50 ind., bonifika
  • Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava): 30 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos): 24 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe): 2 ind., laguna
  • Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra): 3 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis): 7 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala): 4 ind., laguna
  • Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus): 13 ind., bonifika
  • Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus): 11 ind., bonifika
  • Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus): 16 ind., bonifika
  • Savi’s Warbler (Locustella luscinioides): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis): 1 ind., bonifika (19.4.)
  • Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio): 1 ind., bonifika

Interesting observations, 20 April 2023

The latest bird sightings from Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve:

  • Greylag Goose (Anser anser): 39 ind., bonifika (3 fam.+pull)
  • Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna): 2 ind., laguna
  • Gadwall (Mareca strepera): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Shoveler (Spatula clypeata): 24 ind., laguna & bonifika
  • Wigeon (Mareca penelope): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Teal (Anas crecca): 66 ind., laguna & bonifika
  • Garganey (Spatula querquedula): 6 ind., bonifika
  • Pochard (Aythya ferina): 11 ind., bonifika
  • Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus): 7 ind., laguna & bonifika
  • Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis): 13 ind., bonifika
  • Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax): 2 ind., laguna
  • Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea): 6 ind., bonifika
  • Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus): 8 ind., bonifika
  • Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia): 4 ind., laguna
  • Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus): 3 ind., bonifika
  • Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus): 24 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius): 7 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus): 2 ind., laguna
  • Ruff (Calidris pugnax): 30 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola): 25 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Common Redshank (Tringa totanus): 11 ind., laguna
  • Greenshank (Tringa nebularia): 45 ind., laguna & bonifika
  • Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus): 1 ind., laguna
  • Curlew (Numenius arquata): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Snipe (Gallinago gallinago): 11 ind., bonifika
  • Common Tern (Sterna hirundo): 151 ind., laguna
  • Swift (Apus apus): 15 ind., bonifika
  • Hoopoe (Upupa epops): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Wryneck (Jynx torquilla): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica): 100 ind., bonifika
  • Sand Martin (Riparia riparia): 5 ind., bonifika
  • Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava): 23 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos): 6 ind., bonifika
  • Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus): 3 ind., bonifika
  • Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus): 3 ind., bonifika
  • Savi’s Warbler (Locustella luscinioides): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus): 3 ind., bonifika
  • Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus): 1 ind., bonifika
Plevica, foto: Domen StaničGlossy Ibis , photo: Domen Stanič

Interesting observations, 13 April 2023

The latest bird sightings from Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve:

  • Greylag Goose (Anser anser): 39 ind., bonifika (3 fam.+pull)
  • Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna): 4 ind., laguna
  • Shoveler (Spatula clypeata): 32 ind., laguna & bonifika
  • Wigeon (Mareca penelope): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Teal (Anas crecca): 83 ind., laguna & bonifika
  • Garganey (Spatula querquedula): 14 ind., bonifika
  • Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Pochard (Aythya ferina): 7 ind., bonifika
  • Goosander (Mergus merganser): 1 ind., laguna
  • Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus): 8 ind., laguna & bonifika
  • Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Little Crake (Zapornia parva): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus): 44 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta): 2 ind., laguna
  • Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius): 5 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus): 1 ind., laguna
  • Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola): 1 ind., laguna
  • Ruff (Calidris pugnax): 8 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola): 8 ind., bonifika
  • Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus): 12 ind., laguna
  • Green Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos): 2 ind., laguna
  • Common Redshank (Tringa totanus): 17 ind., laguna
  • Greenshank (Tringa nebularia): 12 ind., laguna
  • Curlew (Numenius arquata): 3 ind., bonifika
  • Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus): 1 ind., laguna
  • Snipe (Gallinago gallinago): 8 ind., bonifika
  • Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Common Gull (Larus canus): 1 ind., laguna
  • Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus): 5 ind., laguna
  • Caspian Gull (Larus cachninnans): 2 ind., laguna
  • Common Tern (Sterna hirundo): 26 ind., laguna
  • Swift (Apus apus): 30 ind., bonifika
  • Hoopoe (Upupa epops): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Wryneck (Jynx torquilla): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica): 100 ind., bonifika
  • Sand Martin (Riparia riparia): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava): 12 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus): 6 ind., bonifika
  • Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Raven (Corvus corax): 1 ind., bonifika
Kostanjevka, foto: Duša VadnjalFerruginous Duck, photo: Duša Vadnjal

Interesting observations, 6 April 2023

The latest bird sightings from Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve:

  • White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Greylag Goose (Anser anser): 29 ind., bonifika (2 fam.+pull)
  • Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna): 1 ind., laguna
  • Gadwall (Mareca strepera): 7 ind., bonifika
  • Pintail (Anas acuta): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Shoveler (Spatula clypeata): 93 ind., laguna & bonifika
  • Wigeon (Mareca penelope): 3 ind., bonifika
  • Teal (Anas crecca): 136 ind., laguna & bonifika
  • Garganey (Spatula querquedula): 30 ind., bonifika
  • Pochard (Aythya ferina): 21 ind., bonifika
  • Goosander(Mergus merganser): 1 ind., laguna
  • Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus): 11 ind., laguna & bonifika
  • Bittern (Botaurus stellaris): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Little Crake (Zapornia parva): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus): 21 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius): 5 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus): 2 ind., laguna
  • Ruff (Calidris pugnax): 9 ind., bonifika
  • Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus): 2 ind., laguna
  • Common Redshank (Tringa totanus): 29 ind., laguna
  • Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus): 1 ind., laguna
  • Greenshank (Tringa nebularia): 23 ind., laguna
  • Curlew (Numenius arquata): 6 ind., bonifika
  • Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus): 1 ind., bonifika & laguna
  • Snipe (Gallinago gallinago): 13 ind., bonifika
  • Common Tern (Sterna hirundo): 9 ind., laguna
  • Swift (Apus apus): 20 ind., bonifika
  • Alpine Swift (Apus melba): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Hoopoe (Upupa epops): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica): 200 ind., bonifika
  • Sand Martin (Riparia riparia): 2 ind., bonifika
  • House Martin (Delichon urbicum): 20 ind., bonifika
  • Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta): 5 ind., bonifika
  • Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis): 5 ind., bonifika
  • Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava): 21 ind., bonifika
  • Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca): 1 ind., bonifika
  • Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus): 10 ind., bonifika
  • Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus): 8 ind., bonifika
  • Siberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita tristis): 3 ind., bonifika
  • Serin (Serinus serinus): 2 ind., bonifika
  • Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus): 1 ind., bonifika
Par sivih gosi z mladiči, foto: Domen StaničA pair of Greylag geese with chicks, photo: Domen Stanič

Visitor centre 9. & 10. 4. 2023

NOTICE!

The Visitor Centre will be CLOSE on Sunday 9 April 2023 and OPEN on Monday 10 of April 2023 from 9am to 8pm.

The nature reserve will be OPEN every day from 7am to 8pm.