Description
Nový Vrbenský rybník is a part of a nature reserve Vrbenské Rybníky, which includes four major ponds (Černiš, Domin, Starý and Nový Vrbenský rybník) and surrounding meadows and wetlands. This protected area provides perfect habitat for breeding and feeding for various species of birds. This pond is typical for the South Bohemian region which means is rather shallow, but vast with dense vegetation on the shores. The characteristic sign of this pond is a small island in the middle, known as a nesting site of kolpík bílý.
Besides breeding kolpík bílý, there are many other species of birds characteristic for water habitats, such as kachna divoká, kopřivka obecná, lžičák pestrý, zrzohlávka rudozobá, polák velký, potápka malá, potápka černokrká , potápka roháč, Chřástal vodní, kvakoš noční , volavka stříbřitá, volavka bílá, bukač velký, Slípka zelenonohá, husice nilská, husice liščí, labuť velká and husa polní. In the bushy vegetation in the surrounding, there are also many other species, i.e. strakapoud velký, holub hřivnáč, hrdlička zahradní, and many passerines: sýkora koňadra, sýkora modřinka, sýkora babka, mlynařík dlouhoocasý, strnad rákosní, brhlík lesní. A few years ago also orel mořský started to appear in this area.
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Access
Nový Vrbenský rybník is very near the town České Budějovice and it is possible to go there by bike or foot. There are a lot of possibilities to park the car, i.e. in parking place of nearby shopping malls (Globus, Bauhaus). In the whole nature reserve of Vrbenské Rybníky, there is a marked turistic path, which is accessible also for prams or wheelchairs.
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