On regular weekly bird monitoring in Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve today (3.8.2012), 48 species of birds were counted or 761 specimen.

The most numerous were Black-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus, 224 specimen), Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos ,118 specimen) and Little Egret (Egretta garzetta, 78 specimen).

Other interesting species observed:

• Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) – 1 specimen
• Shoveler (Anas clypeata) – 2 specimen
• Teal (Anas crecca) – 4 specimen
• Garganey (Anas querquedula) – 4 specimen
• Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) – 1 specimen
• Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) –  28 specimen
• Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) – 17 specimen
• Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) – 9 specimen
• Green Sandpipe (Tringa ochropus) – 7 specimen
• Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) – 7 specimen
• Black Tern (juv) (Chlidonias niger) – 4 specimen
• Swift (Apus apus) – 1 specimen
• Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) – 1 specimen
• Melodious warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) – 1 specimen
• Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon) – 1 specimen
• Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus) – 1 specimen

 

Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin, 1 specimen) and Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus, 20 specimen) were observed this week as well.

Photo: Bia Rakar

Photo: Bia Rakar