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 žličarka.
Besides breeding žličarka, there are many other species of birds characteristic for water habitats, such as mlakarica, konopnica, žličarica, tatarska žvižgavka, sivka, mali ponirek, črnovrati ponirek , čopasti ponirek, Mokož, kvakač , mala bela caplja, velika bela čaplja, bobnarica, zelenonoga tukalica, nilska gos, duplinska kozarka, labod grbec and njivska gos. In the bushy vegetation in the surrounding, there are also many other species, i.e. veliki detel, grivar, turška grlica, and many passerines: velika sinica, plavček, močvirska sinica, dolgorepka, trstni strnad, brglez. A few years ago also belorepec 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.
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