The Reva Pond lies in the Belgrade suburb of Krnjaca. Habitats include open water, lilypads, reedbeds, indigenous willows and poplars at one, and the alien, hybrid black poplar plantation at the other side. A few hundred metres away, you may also climb the dyke and check the Danube backwaters, even walk along the dyke for several kilometres.
Birds to look for are Garganey, Ferruginous Duck, Little Grebe, Little Bittern, Squacco and Night Herons, White-tailed Eagle, Water Rail and Spotted Crake, Little Ringed Plover, Wood and Green Sandpipers, Whiskered Tern, Common Cuckoo, Great Reed Warbler, Eurasian Hobby, Red-backed and Lesser Grey Shrikes, Eurasian Penduline Tit, etc. You can also stand a reasonably good chance of spotting the Eurasian Otter.
Getting there: Get off bus 108 at the stop called the Oil Refinery Belgrade (Rafinerija) and follow the dirt road left of the blue Jeep Commerce building until you reach the bridge over the Reva pond.
When to go: The best period here may be the breeding season (May-June) and the autumn migration in September. On sunny mornings try not to come here too early, because most of the pond stretches towards the east and the sun glare on the water surface will effectively blind you.
eBird list of the recorded species: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L2886356
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