Animals living in the area that can be watched
Around the Szeri-puszta meadow and the Büdös-szék lake nearby over 230 bird species have been spotted, 80 out of which also nest in this area. Depending on the season, the skill and luck of the watcher, in our garden you can catch sight of sparrows, tree-sparrows, blue tits, great tits, wrens, wagtails, black redstarts, long-tailed tits, mallards, pochards, grey herons, great egret, little egret, coots, night herons, purple herons, kingfishers, collared doves, starlings, blackbirds, yellow-birds, nickles, black woodpeckers, great spotted woodpeckers, lesser spotted woodpeckers, middle spotted woodpeckers, European rollers, bee eaters, hoopoes, common kestrels, kestrels, deer, squirrels, storks, (sometimes in large flocks) foxes and hares.
Fishing
Available fishes: common carp, grey catfish, black perch, grass carp, silver carp, zander. Guests must bring their own fishing gear.
Our fishing pond may be utilised free of charge. The following rules apply for fishing:
-An unhooking mat, antiseptic products, disgorger and a large scooping-net must be used.
-You must handle the fish in the most humane way possible and you must place it on the unhooking mat. After removing the hook and disinfecting the area, you must release the fish back into the pond as fast as possible. It is not permitted to purchase, or to prepare the fish on the premises. Photographic images of our guests’ catches will be made available online with their consent.
-Only two fishing rods may be used in the pond at the same time. A maximum of two hooks are permitted on one fishing rod. The use of three hooks and spinning is not permitted. Any other fishing activity and netting (throwing, pulling), electric fishing, ‘raking’, and the use of baskets and fishing-traps etc. are strictly FORBIDDEN!
-In order to preserve the quality of the water in the pond, any flavoured baits or liquid aromas are FORBIDDEN!
-The use of a creel, or placing the fish in a creel is FORBIDDEN!
-The boat may be used for fishing free of charge.