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Veliko Blato

44.86802 , 20.49129

Serbia

Veliko Blato is a large, shallow lake surrounded by reedbeds, offering a circular walk of 6 km, but keep in mind that the eastern side holds better habitats and far more birds. The lake is a private property, run by the Mika Alas fish farm company and visitors are expected to obtain a visitation permission in advance.

Reedbeds by the lake hold the only heronry inside Belgrade, where 5 species breed: Black-crowned night heron, Little egret, Squacco heron, Purple heron and Grey heron (in some years Pygmy Cormorant and Cattle Egret too). The nesting of the Ferruginous duck, currently listed as Near Threatened as it is suspected to be undergoing a moderately rapid overall decline, is also significant.

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Coordinates were changed by Dragan Simic : 44.8680/20.4913 (2023-05-10 15:55:34 )

Coordinates were set by Dragan Simic : 44.8636/20.4945 (2023-05-10 15:51:04 )

Site name was set by Dragan Simic as "Veliko Blato" (2023-05-10 15:51:04 )

Edited by Dragan Simic on 2024-04-15 16:08:15
Veliko Blato is a large, shallow lake surrounded by reedbeds, offering a circular walk of 6 km.km, but keep in mind that the eastern side holds better habitats and far more birds. The lake is a private property, run by the Mika Alas fish farm company and visitors are expected to obtain a visitation permission in advance. Reedbeds by the lake hold the only heronry inside Belgrade, where 5 species breed: Black-crowned night heron, Little egret, Squacco heron, Purple heron and Grey heron (in some years Pygmy Cormorant and Cattle Egret too). The nesting of the Ferruginous duck, currently listed as Near Threatened as it is suspected to be undergoing a moderately rapid overall decline, is also significant.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-08-05 05:14:49
Veliko Blato is a large, shallow lake surrounded by reedbeds, offering a circular walk of 6 km. The lake is a private property, run by the Mika Alas fish farm company and visitors are expected to obtain a visitation permission in advance. Reedbeds by the lake hold the only heronry inside Belgrade, where 5 species breed: Black-crowned night heron, Little egret, Squacco heron, Purple heron and Grey heron.heron (in some years Pygmy Cormorant and Cattle Egret too). The nesting of the Ferruginous duck, currently listed as Near Threatened as it is suspected to be undergoing a moderately rapid overall decline, is also significant.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-12 15:22:12
Veliko Blato is a large, shallow lake surrounded by reedbeds, offering a circular walk of 6 km. The lake is a private property, run by the Mika Alas fish farm company and visitors are expected to obtain a visitation permission in advance. In reedbeds Reedbeds by the lake, there is  the lake hold the only heronry inside Belgrade, where 5 species breed: Black-crowned night heron, Little egret, Squacco heron, Purple heron and Grey heron. The nesting of the Ferruginous duck, currently listed as Near Threatened as it is suspected to be undergoing a moderately rapid overall decline, is also significant.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-12 15:21:26
Veliko Blato is a large, shallow lake surrounded by reedbeds, offering a circular walk of 6 km. The lake is a private property, run by the Mika Alas fish farm company and visitors are expected to obtain a visitation permission in advance. In reedbeds by the lake, there is  the only heronry inside Belgrade, where 5 species breed: Black-crowned night heron, Little egret, Squacco heron, Purple heron and Grey heron. The nesting of the Ferruginous duck, currently listed as Near Threatened as it is suspected to be undergoing a moderately rapid overall decline, is also significant.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-12 15:20:17
Veliko Blato is a large, shallow lake surrounded by reedbeds, offering a circular walk of 6 km. The lake is a private property, run by the Mika Alas fish farm company and visitors are expected to obtain a visitation permission in advance. In reedbeds by the lake, there is  the only heronry inside Belgrade, where 5 species breed: Black-crowned night heron, Little egret, Squacco heron and Grey heron. The nesting of the Ferruginous duck duck, currently listed as Near Threatened as it is suspected to be undergoing a moderately rapid overall decline, is also significant.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-12 15:18:55
Veliko Blato is a large, shallow lake surrounded by reedbeds, offering a circular walk of 6 km. The lake is a private property, run by the Mika Alas fish farm company and visitors are expected to obtain a visitation permission in advance. In reedbeds by the lake, there is a mixed heron colony  the only heronry inside Belgrade, where 5 species nest: breed: Black-crowned night heron, Little egret, Squacco heron and Grey heron. This is also the only heronry inside Belgrade.heron. The nesting of the Ferruginous duck is also significant.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-12 15:16:52
Veliko Blato is a large, shallow lake surrounded by reedbeds, offering a circular walk of 6 km. The lake is a private property, run by the Mika Alas fish farm company and visitors are expected to obtain a visitation permission in advance. In reedbeds by the lake, there is a mixed heron colony where 5 species nest: Black-crowned night heron, Little egret, Squacco heron and Grey heron. This is also the only heronry inside Belgrade. The nesting of the black duck Ferruginous duck is also significant.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-12 15:16:12
Veliko Blato is a large, shallow lake surrounded by reedbeds, offering a circular walk of 6 km. The lake is a private property, run by the Mika Alas fish farm company and visitors are expected to obtain a visitation permission in advance.advance. In reedbeds by the lake, there is a mixed heron colony where 5 species nest: Black-crowned night heron, Little egret, Squacco heron and Grey heron. This is also the only heronry inside Belgrade. The nesting of the black duck Ferruginous duck is also significant.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-10 16:04:28
Veliko Blato is a large, shallow lake surrounded by reedbeds, offering a circular walk of 6 km. The lake is a private property, run by the Mika Alas fish farm company and visitors are expected to obtain a visitation permission in advance. The best birds: Common Shelduck, Garganey, Ferruginous Duck, Little Bittern, White-tailed Eagle, Black and Whiskered Terns, Eurasian Penduline Tit, Bearded Reedling, Savi’s Warbler, Common Reed Bunting. At the southeast part of the lake is a breeding colony of Black-crowned Night, Purple and Squacco Herons.advance.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-10 15:55:11
The youngest nature reserve in the city and the first private reserve, Veliko Veliko Blato is a large, shallow lake surrounded by reedbeds, offering a circular walk of 6 km. The lake is a private property, run by the Mika Alas fish farm company and visitors are expected to obtain a visitation permission in advance. The best birds: Common Shelduck, Garganey, Ferruginous Duck, Little Bittern, White-tailed Eagle, Black and Whiskered Terns, Eurasian Penduline Tit, Bearded Reedling, Savi’s Warbler, Common Reed Bunting. At the southeast part of the lake is a breeding colony of Black-crowned Night, Purple and Squacco Herons.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-10 15:53:57
The Veliko youngest nature reserve in the city and the first private reserve, Veliko Blato is a large, shallow lake surrounded by reedbeds, offering a circular walk of 6 km. The lake is a private property, run by the Mika Alas fish farm company and visitors are expected to obtain a visitation permission in advance. The best birds: Common Shelduck, Garganey, Ferruginous Duck, Little Bittern, White-tailed Eagle, Black and Whiskered Terns, Eurasian Penduline Tit, Bearded Reedling, Savi’s Warbler, Common Reed Bunting. At the southeast part of the lake is a breeding colony of Black-crowned Night, Purple and Squacco Herons.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-10 15:52:05
The Veliko Blato is a large, shallow lake surrounded by reedbeds, offering a circular walk of 6 km. The lake is a private property, run by the Mika Alas fish farm company and visitors are expected to obtain a visitation permission in advance. The best birds: Common Shelduck, Garganey, Ferruginous Duck, Little Bittern, White-tailed Eagle, Black and Whiskered Terns, Eurasian Penduline Tit, Bearded Reedling, Savi’s Warbler, Common Reed Bunting. At the southeast part of the lake is a breeding colony of Black-crowned Night, Purple and Squacco Herons.

List up to ca. 25 species that:
• have a limited distribution range and/or are rare on a global level
• are most sought-after by birdwatchers at this site
• and are relatively easy to see at this site (year-round or seasonally)

Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Garganey (Spatula querquedula)
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus)
Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
Eurasian Penduline-Tit (Remiz pendulinus)
Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)

Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 16:00:44)

Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 16:00:20)

Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 16:00:00)

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 15:59:38)

Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 15:59:20)

Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 15:59:01)

Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 15:58:32)

Eurasian Penduline-Tit (Remiz pendulinus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 15:58:16)

Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 15:58:02)

Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 15:57:46)

White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 15:57:27)

Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 15:57:10)

Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 15:56:52)

Garganey (Spatula querquedula) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 15:56:32)

Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-10 15:56:15)

Veliko Blato is a good spot year round, so instead of saying what the best season is, I’ll warn you of the low season: hot days of summer, mid-July to mid-August and October when songbirds are already gone and waterbirds haven’t arrived yet.

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Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-12 14:00
Veliko Blato is a good spot year round, so instead of saying what the best season is, I’ll warn you of the low season: hot days of summer, mid-July to mid-August and October when songbirds are already gone and waterbirds haven’t arrived yet.

Public buses 95, 96 and 104; after the Sebeski Canal bus stop, there is a 1.6 km walk to the fish farm gate.

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Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-10 15:54
Public buses 95, 96 and 104; after the Sebeski Canal bus stop, there is a 1.6 km walk to the fish farm entrance.gate.
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-10 15:52
Public buses 95, 96 and 104; after the Sebeski Canal bus stop, there is a 1.6 km to the fish farm entrance.

Take the grassy trail that encircles the pond, following it to the east (your left), in a clockwise direction. No driving is allowed on the levee. Contact phone numbers:

https://www.velikoblato.rs/kontakt/

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Edited by Dragan Simic on 2024-05-17 08:29
No Take the grassy trail that encircles the pond, following it to the east (your left), in a clockwise direction. No driving is allowed on the levee, walking only.levee. Contact phone numbers: https://www.velikoblato.rs/kontakt/
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2024-04-17 05:51
No driving is allowed on the levee, only cycling and walking.levee, walking only. Contact phone numbers: https://www.velikoblato.rs/kontakt/
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2024-04-15 16:09
Contact No driving is allowed on the levee, only cycling and walking. Contact phone numbers: https://www.velikoblato.rs/kontakt/
Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-10 16:04
Contact phone numbers: https://www.velikoblato.rs/kontakt/

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