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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 lyžičiar biely.
Besides breeding lyžičiar biely, there are many other species of birds characteristic for water habitats, such as kačica divá, kačica chripľavka, kačica lyžičiarka, hrdzavka potápavá, chochlačka sivá, potápka malá, potápka čiernokrká , potápka chochlatá, chriašteľ vodný, chavkoš nočný , beluša malá, beluša veľká, bučiak veľký, sliepočka vodná, húska štíhla, kazarka pestrá, labuť veľká and Hus siatinná. In the bushy vegetation in the surrounding, there are also many other species, i.e. ďateľ veľký, holub hrivnák, hrdlička záhradná, and many passerines: sýkorka veľká, sýkorka belasá, sýkorka hôrna, mlynárka dlhochvostá, strnádka trstinová, brhlík obyčajný. A few years ago also orliak morský 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.