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Description
The wider Sakule Fish Farm area encompasses the meandering course of the free-flowing River Tamis, where it spills into a vast natural retention, where flooded meadows and vast marshes occupy most of the non-arable land. The fish ponds were known for their low intensivity management and well-developed aquatic vegetation, especially floatant. And yet, last winter significant areas of reedbeds disappeared in flames and, this spring, dry lake beds were plowed over (I fear the ponds will be turned into arable fields?!). Apart from the ponds, there are preserved areas under indigenous forests as well as extensive industrial poplar plantations.
Birds of this wetland are Ferruginous Duck, Garganey, Great Bittern, Little Bittern, Great Egret, Squacco Heron , Purple Heron, Glossy Ibis, Eurasian Spoonbill, numerous breeding Whiskered Tern (plus Black Tern and occasional White-winged Tern on migration), numerous White Stork (about 30 nests in the village), Eurasian Hoopoe, European Bee-eater, Little Owl, Syrian Woodpecker , Reed Bunting, Great Reed Warbler, Savi's Warbler, Penduline Tit, Bearded Tit, Red-backed Shrike.
Photos by Ceda Vuckovic, Mileta Cekovic, Josip Saric, Zorana Nikodijevic and Dragan Simic.
Details
Access
About 50 km / 1 hr north of Belgrade, when you reach the church in the village of Sakule, use the street to the left, right opposite to the church yard gate, and follow it till the very end. When you reach a T-junction, turn left to reach the Jer Lake embankment. For driving directions, zoom in on the map and click on the "P" (parking) sign.
This levee can be extremely muddy after rains, especially during Autumn and Winter, making the ground very slippery.
Further along lies a distant shallow shorebird lake, yet the southern half of the embankment is more suitable for mule rides than driving—recommendable only on foot.
The watchtowers have no stairs but very steep ladders instead. On sunny days try not to come here too early, because most of the lake stretches towards the east and the sun glare on the water surface will effectively blind you.
Terrain and Habitat
Wetland , Reedbeds , Scattered trees and bushes , River , City/village , Agriculture , Mud flats , LakeConditions
Flat , SlipperyCircular trail
NoIs a telescope useful?
YesGood birding season
Winter , Spring , AutumnBest time to visit
Winter , Spring migration , Spring , Autumn migrationRoute
Wide path , Unpaved roadDifficulty walking trail
EasyAccessible by
Foot , Car , BicycleBirdwatching hide / platform
YesExtra info
This area is a part of the fish farm (and a private property), but the one where daily permits are sold to anglers, and you are likely to encounter a warden checking if you are a poacher.