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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