[Saturday, January 14, 2012]
On saturday I did a little fieldwork around River Danube near Bodíky(district Dunajská Streda). At first I was supposed to monitor a section of Danube's old river basin, but the water level was higher than expected so I had a walk alongside river arms in the alluvial forests. After meeting with others that were working in surrounding areas we visited also Hrušovská zdrž water dam and Sysľovské polia. Here is the map of my counting section. Numbers of observed water birds in counting section: Mute Swan 10, Mallard 10, Tufted Duck 18, Smew 1, Little Grebe 17, Grey Heron 3, Great Egret 3, Great Cormorant 62, White-tailed Eagle 2.
Mentioned areas are parts of IBA Dunajské luhy and IBA Sysľovské polia.
List of observed birds:
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 10Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 10
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) 18
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Smew (Mergellus albellus) 1
Goosander (Mergus merganser) 1
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) 17
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 3
Great Egret (Egretta alba) 3
Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmeus) 7
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 62
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) 3
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 1
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) 1
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) 5
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 1
Coot (Fulica atra)
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia f. domestica)
Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) 2
Common Magpie (Pica pica)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Large Gull (Larus cachinnans/michahellis)
number of individuals is mentioned only if we were able to count them or make an estimation; "H" means that we heard it
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| Bačianske rameno - river arm |
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| flooded dyke |
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| arms of River Danube |
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| in the shade of big river |
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| alluvial forest |
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