Blatec Field Station

Blatec Field Station is an ornithological research site near Čejkovice in South Bohemia, Czech Republic, dedicated to studying birds rather than stars.

About Blatec Field Station

Blatec Field Station is operated by the Czech Society for Ornithology (ČSO) as part of its network of field stations. It focuses on documenting bird species and monitoring migration patterns across the wetland habitat of fishponds and pastures around Blatec.

Location & getting there

The station sits in South Bohemia, in the Czech Republic, in a rural landscape of fishponds and pasture that draws migrating birds through the year.

Visiting Blatec Field Station

As a field research station, access and opening arrangements are best confirmed with the Czech Society for Ornithology directly before visiting.

See your named star from here

Blatec Field Station is set up for watching birds, not stars, but its rural setting is a reminder that quiet, open landscapes like this are often good places to look up at night too. See the packages or check the catalogue to find a named star in the sky.