Purple Heron

===Fauna=======Migratory fauna====Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea), Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), Little Egret (Egretta garzetta), Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris), Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina), Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata), Wigeon (Anas penelope), Northern Pintail (Anas acuta), Common Teal (Anas crecca), Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo), Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps auritus), Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus), Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis), Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus)...====Resident fauna====We may find the European freshwater crayfish ("Austropotamobius pallipes"), that it was in the past abundant andan important source of income for Daimiel's families, today almost extinguished in these waters.

=== Tierwelt ===Zu den Zugvögeln des Parks gehören unter anderem Purpurreiher ("Ardea purpurea"), Graureiher ("Ardea cinerea"), Seidenreiher ("Egretta garzetta"), Nachtreiher ("Nycticorax nycticorax"), die Rohrdommel ("Botaurus stellaris"), Kolbenente ("Netta rufina"), Löffelente ("Anas clypeata"), Pfeifente ("Anas penelope"), Spießente ("Anas acuta"), Krickente ("Anas crecca"), Baumfalke ("Falco subbuteo"), Ohrentaucher ("Podiceps auritus"), Schwarzhalstaucher ("Podiceps nigricollis"), Stelzenläufer ("Himantopus himantopus"), der Cistensänger ("Cisticola juncidis") und die Bartmeise ("Panurus biarmicus").

This happens when, due to high water level and large quantity of water, river Neretva pushes the Krupa river in opposite direction== Bird observations ==Systematic list of registered species on 13 April 2001:*Tachybaptus ruficollis (Little Grebe)*Podiceps cristatus (Great Crested Grebe)*Phalacrocorax carbo (Great Cormorant)*Phalacrocorax pygmaeus (Pygmy Cormorant)*Egretta garzetta (Little Egret)*Ardea cinerea (Grey Heron)*Ardea purpurea (Purple Heron)*Anas strepera (Gadwall)*Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard)*Anas querquedula (Garganey)*Circaetus gallicus (Short-toed Eagle)*Circus aeruginosus (Western Marsh Harrier)*Buteo buteo (Common Buzzard)*Fulica atra (Eurasian Coot)*Philomachus pugnax (Ruff)*Tringa glareola (Wood Sandpiper)*Larus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull)*Larus cachinnans (Yellow-legged Gull)*Apus melba (Alpine Swift)*Hirundo rustica (Barn Swallow)*Motacilla alba (White Wagtail)*Luscinia megarhynchos (Common Nightingale)*Cettia cetti (Cetti's Warbler)*Sylvia cantillans (Subalpine Warbler)*Sylvia atricapilla (Blackcap)*Aegithalos caudatus (Long-tailed Tit)*Remiz pendulinus (Eurasian Penduline Tit)*Corvus cornix (Hooded Crow)*Passer domesticus (House sparrow)*Fringilla coelebs (Chaffinch)*Serinus serinus (European Serin)*Emberiza cirlus (Cirl Bunting)*Miliaria calandra (Corn Bunting)== Archaeological and historic sites within Nature Park ===== Old Fortress Hutovo Blato historical site ===Historical site, Old Fortress Hutovo Blato, is located in the area of Nature Park.

April 2001 wurden folgende Vogelarten gesichtet:*Tachybaptus ruficollis (Zwergtaucher)*Podiceps cristatus (Haubentaucher)*Phalacrocorax carbo (Kormoran)*Phalacrocorax pygmaeus (Zwergscharbe)*Egretta garzetta (Seidenreiher)*Ardea cinerea (Graureiher)*Ardea purpurea (Purpurreiher)*Anas strepera (Schnatterente)*Anas platyrhynchos (Stockente)*Anas querquedula (Knäkente)*Circaetus gallicus (Schlangenadler)*Circus aeruginosus (Rohrweihe)*Buteo buteo (Mäusebussard)*Fulica atra (Blässhuhn)*Philomachus pugnax (Halskrause)*Tringa glareola (Bruchwasserläufer)== Weblinks ==* Offizielle Webseite (kroatisch, englisch)* "Vogelreservat Hutovo Blato" auf der Website www.bhtourism.ba (deutsch)== Einzelnachweise ==

The variety of natural environments (dunes, beaches, forests hygrophilous, stretches of Mediterranean vegetation, cultivated areas) and the presence of water (lame, ditches, canals, wetlands, lake, rivers, ponds) are the key factors and characterizing the Park St. Flushing. This variety in turn determines the richness and diversity of animal species and vegetali.Numerosissime species of birds, including migratory species, and nesting of step (purple heron, mallard, marsh harrier), plus a strong presence of deer and wild boar and other smaller mammals such as foxes, hedgehogs, dormice, badgers and scoiattoli.La flora of the park includes some rarities such as the sundew (a small carnivorous plant), the Greek periploca (a rare vine), the swamp orchid, the 'pink hibiscus and royal fern.

Die Vielfalt der natürlichen Umwelt (Dünen, Stränden, Wäldern hygrophile, erstreckt sich von mediterraner Vegetation, die Anbauflächen) und das Vorhandensein von Wasser (lame, Gräben, Kanäle, Sümpfe, Seen, Flüsse, Teiche) sind die Schlüsselfaktoren und die Charakterisierung der Park St. Flushing. Diese Vielfalt bestimmt wiederum den Reichtum und die Vielfalt der Tierarten und vegetali.Numerosissime Vogelarten, darunter Zugvögel und Verschachtelung von Schritt (Purpurreiher, Stockente, Rohrweihe), sowie eine starke Präsenz der Hirsche Wildschweine und andere kleinere Säugetiere wie Füchse, Igel, Siebenschläfer, Dachse und scoiattoli.La Flora des Parks gehören einige Raritäten wie der Sonnentau (eine kleine fleischfressende Pflanze), die griechische Periploca (eine seltene Rebe), der Sumpf Orchidee, die "rosa Hibiskus und Königsfarn.