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 Kaşıkçı.
Besides breeding Kaşıkçı, there are many other species of birds characteristic for water habitats, such as Yeşilbaş, Boz ördek, Kaşıkgaga, Macar ördeği, Elmabaş patka, Küçük batağan, Karaboyunlu batağan Karaboyunlu bataðan , Bahri, Su kılavuzu, Gece Balikçili , Küçük ak balýkçýl, Büyük ak balýkçýl, Balaban, Sutavuðu, Nil kazi, Suna, Kuğu and Tarla kazi. In the bushy vegetation in the surrounding, there are also many other species, i.e. Orman alaca ağaçkakanı, Tahtalı, Kumru, and many passerines: Büyük baþtankara, Mavi Baştankara, Kayın Baştankarası, Uzunkuyruklu baştankara, Bataklık kirazkuşu, Sıvacı. A few years ago also Akkuyruklu kartal 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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