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Description
Veda Våtmark is a wetland created on agricultural land in a bird-rich area between the villages of Tovrida and Vireda. The wetland is surrounded by grasslands, wet fields, pastures and arable land with open ditches, occasional shrubs, trees and groves.
The wetland's specialty for a number of years has been breeding Eurasian Wigeon, something that is unusual in Götaland. Other birds you can encounter on Veda Våtmark are Northern Shoveler, Common Teal, Common Goldeneye, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Slavonian Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Common Snipe, Northern Lapwing, Black-headed Gull and Common Gull. Garganey has been seen during the breeding season, as well as Tufted Duck. Other wetland birds roost during migration season. Examples of such that have been seen are Great Egret, Little Grebe, Eurasian Moorhen, Water Rail, Gadwall, Northern Pintail, Common Pochard, Smew, Bewick's Swan, Common Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper, Common Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper and Common Redshank. The highest amount of waders can be observed when the water level is low.
In the surroundings also nest Eurasian Curlew, European Goldfinch, Linnet, Eurasian Skylark, Common Starling, Northern Wheatear, Whinchat, Meadow Pipit, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting and various other birds. There are also good chances to see birds of prey in the area. Red Kiteis not uncommon to be seen, as is Western Marsh Harrier that often hunts at the wetland. Eurasian Kestrel nest, Common Buzzard and Peregrine Falcon are a couple of other of the bird of prey species that you can see here with a bit of luck.
Among the rarities that have temporarily appeared here are Stone-curlew, Greater Spotted Eagle, Montagu's Harrier, Pallid Harrier, Red-footed Falcon, Black Stork, Richard's Pipit and Firecrest.
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Access
Veda Våtmark is located 12 km east of Jönköping and 7 km southeast of Huskvarna between the villages of Tovrida and Vireda. Click on the P in the map for directions. You come to a barn. To reach the small parking drive into the courtyard in front of the barn, and further down the short gravel road that runs parallel to the bike path in the direction west. The small parking is at the bottom of the road. Walk from there on the tractor road that leads out into the fields and towards the wetland. There is an observation point next to the first hill you arrive at, see the viewpoint on the map below. From there you have a good overview without going too close. A spotting scopes is preferred to really observe the birds well. Please don't go closer to prevent disturbance of the birds. Especially in autumn, the wetland can easily be emptied of ducks if you are careless and go too close.