Zagreb - Retencija Blato

Zagreb > Croatia

Retencija Blato aka 'Ozero Ontario' is a large fishing lake between the Zagreb golf and country club and the A3 road.

Added* by Iain Crawford
Most recent update 16 июня 2024

Description ›
Details ›
Map ›
Top 5 birds ›
All birds ›
Gallery ›
Comments & Tips ›
Go there ›

Description

The Retencija Blato ticklist is 216 species (see link below). There is an island/peninsula which is a popular bird roost Species seen include Обыкновенная чечевица, Европейский вьюрок, Лесной жаворонок, Полевой воробей, Морская чернеть, Шилоклювка, Вертишейка, Золотистая щурка, Рыжая цапля, Белоглазый нырок, Степной лунь and Болотный лунь. Note: As of 2022 the website says 'temporarily closed'. Unclear if this applies only to fishing, or all visitors.

Details

Access

South side of Zagreb adjoining A3 road. Click on a P in the map to get directions to a praking place.

Terrain and Habitat

Scattered trees and bushes , Wetland , Lake , Mud flats , Grassland

Conditions

Flat , Wet , Open landscape

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Yes

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring , Autumn migration

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

View other birding spots in the area that are published on Birdingplaces

Map

Top 5 birds

1. Краснозобая казарка
(Branta ruficollis)

2. Морская чернеть
(Aythya marila)

3. Шилоклювка
(Recurvirostra avosetta)

4. Средиземноморская чайка
(Larus michahellis)

5. Кваква
(Nycticorax nycticorax)

Other birds you can see here

Show more birds Show less birds

Gallery

Show more images Show less images

Comments & Tips

Click on the little bird icon () to insert bird names in your own language. The birdnames will automatically be translated for other users!

We greatly appreciate your feedback. Thanks to the feedback we receive from our users, we can further improve the information on Birdingplaces.

Your feedback will be sent to the author of this area and the editors of Birdingplaces. They will use your feedback to improve the quality of the information. Do you want to post a visible comment? Then please click away this box and use the 'Comment' button at the bottom of this birdingplace.

Feedback on the description

Help to improve the information in the text of this birdingplace.

Feedback on the map

Help to improve the quality of the information on the map of this birdingplace.

Feedback on bird species list

Help to improve the quality of the bird species list of this birdingplace. (Do you want to share your observations? Please use the 'Comment' button at the bottom of this birdingplace)