29-33 cm, sexes similar, blackish breeding plumage, after which it becomes whitish below and grey on the upperparts, thin beak and orange legs. It may be observed throughout the...

34-37 cm, sexes similar. Light grey upperparts and white underparts, with black cap and red beak. It is the classic tern, frequent from April to September along the coast both...

40-47 cm, the male with distinctive black and white plumage. A diving duck, it is present predominantly during winter. It has in the past nested in the lakes of the Carso. It...

51-58 cm, dark plumage, black in the male, with distinctive white speculum. Present during the winter and migration at sea and in the deeper lagoon areas. Rare at sea off high...

16-20 cm, sexes similar. Light brown with whitish underparts. Present from April to September in the reeds where it nests. Its loud song characterises the reed beds in...

23-26 cm, sexes similar. Grey under parts, brown stripes on uppers, long, curved beak. Present throughout the year, it is more numerous in winter and frequents the freshwater...

43-55 cm, marked dimorphism, with the male more colourful while the female is dark with pale-yellow head and shoulders. Present throughout the year, it nests in the Phragmites...

37-45 cm, sexes similar. Brownish with curved beak, shorter than the curlew, and with characteristic dark streaks on the head. Present during migration especially from March to...

42-50 cm, the male with a characteristic white spot on the wing coverts. A very numerous wintering species from September to March, some individuals pass the summer here without...