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| Dipper pin badge - today's most satisfying Dipper |
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| Goosander Mergus merganser male in flight |
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| Helleborus niger - quite common in woodlands |
A nice trip today brought me to the Gorenjska region in Slovenia. The focus was primarily to check the river Kokra for breeding
Dippers for a future study on the species. Only three birds were seen in the course of the day, although a total of 6 active nests were found (out of 11 nests in total) - mostly under concrete bridges crossing the river. Apart from the Dippers, the most attractive birds of the day were
Goosanders - a total of 20 birds seen on the lake of Trboje. This lake and the one at Zbilje were checked and produced a good number of other winter species like 11 Goldeneyes, lots of Tufted Ducks, 1 Pochard, Great Crested and Little Grebes and commoner stuff.
