Description
The Rudy Staw (The Ore Pond) is located next to small village and one of the largest reservoirs in the western part of the Barycz Valley. Its charactristic feature are three sandy islands with high and steep shores, sparsely overgrown with vegetation. Thanks to the presence of several breeding birdspecies on them, the Rudy Pond is one of the most valuable ornithological places in the region. The birdwatcher can observe there : Pescăruș râzător, Pescăruș cu cap negru, Chiră de baltă, Corcodel mare, Rață moțată, Rață cu cap castaniu, Rață roșie, Rață pestriță, Lăstun de mal (about 300 nests), Gâscă de vară, Ferestraș mare, Rață cu cap negru, Ferestraș mic, Ferestraș moțat, Cufundar mic, Cufundar polar, Cormoran mare, Rață mică, Rață cârâitoare, Rață sunătoare, Rață fluierătoare, Rață lingurar, Codalb, Egretă mare, Stârc cenușiu, Sitar de mal, Fugaci de țărm, Ploier auriu, Nagâț, Fluierar cu picioare verzi, Fluierar negru, Culic mare, Pescăruș mic, Chirighiță neagră, Chirighiță cu aripi albe ,etc
Details
Access
It is quite easy to get to the pond by car or bike. The car can be parked next to the pond. Observations can be made from the dike surrounding the pond. There are two good points - the ramp and special hide (wall with observation windows in it). There are two small islands on the pond where Pescăruș râzător colonies are located.
