Description
During the spring many waterbirds breed in the Ruda Fishponds Grebes such as mali ponirek, čopasti ponirek and rjavovrati ponirek. During migration many ducks can be seen, most interesting: dolgorepa raca, žličarica, konopnica, reglja and kreheljc, and sometimes others. vodomec can be seen every time on the river flowing through the complex. In the reeds you can hear and see brkata sinica, rakar, plašica, srpična trstnica and various other species of warblers. In the sky raptors such as belorepec, kanja, skobec and kragulj. Various songbird species live in the nearby forest as well. During the migration plenty of shorebirds stop by. zelenonogi martinec, močvirski martinec, kozica, togotnik, pikasti martinec and mali martinec being the most common ones.
Details
Access
One small parking spot behind the bridge on the river. Click on the P in the map for directions. Don't wander of the paths as it's a privately owned area. The area can only be visited on foot. The circular route indicated on the map is about 5 km.


