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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 Zviždara, something that is unusual in Götaland. Other birds you can encounter on Veda Våtmark are Patka Žličarka, Kržulja, Patka Batoglavica, Siva Guska, Kanadska guska, Ušati gnjurac, Ćubasti Gnjurac, Šljuka Kokošica, Vivak, Riječni Galeb and Burni Galeb. Patka Pupčanica has been seen during the breeding season, as well as Krunata Patka. Other wetland birds roost during migration season. Examples of such that have been seen are Velika Bijela Čaplja, Mali Gnjurac, Mlakuša, Kokošica, Patka Kreketaljka, Patka Lastarka, Glavata Patka, Bijeli ronac, Mali labud, Kulik Blatarić, Kulik Sljepčić, Žalar Cirikavac, Mali Žalar, Krivokljuni Žalar, Krivokljuna Prutka, Crna Prutka, Prutka Migavica, Crnokrila Prutka and Crvenonoga Prutka. The highest amount of waders can be observed when the water level is low.
In the surroundings also nest Veliki Pozviždač, Češljugar, Juričica, Poljska Ševa, Čvorak, Sivkasta Bjeloguza, Smeđoglavi Batić, Livadna Trepetljka, Žuta strnadica, Močvarna Strnadica and various other birds. There are also good chances to see birds of prey in the area. Crvena lunjais not uncommon to be seen, as is Eja Močvarica that often hunts at the wetland. Vjetruša nest, Škanjac and Sivi Sokol 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 Ćukavica, Orao klokotaš, Eja Livadarka, Stepska Eja, Crvenonoga Vjetruša, Crna Roda, Velika trepteljka and Vatroglavi Kraljić.
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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.