43 Sárvíz Valley
Description
A well-drained low-lying flood-plain situated along the Sárvíz canal, between the two loess plateaus of Mezőföld. The IBA includes fish-ponds with fringing reedbeds (Phragmites), and surrounding Populus and Robinia woodlands, pastures and saline lakes. Human activities include grazing, arable farming and reed-harvesting.
Location and size
Birdlife IBA Code : HU011
Location: Hungary, Fejér
Central coordinates: 18.33 East 47.00 North
Altitude: 92-111m, average: 100m
Area: 5,313 ha
Habitats
Forest 15%
Grassland 20%
Wetlands 25%
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial) 40%
Birds
Qualifying birds for present IBA
004 Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
006 (Greater) White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
008 Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
022 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
031 Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
065 (Eurasian) Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
131 (Pied) Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
192 Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
285 Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
Other special birds
066 Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
067 (Black-crowned) Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
068 Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)
072 Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
073 Great (aka Great White) Egret (Egretta alba)
075 Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
080 Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
085 White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
090 (Western) Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
093 Montagus Harrier (Circus pygargus)
103 (Asian) Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)
110 Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
115 Saker (Falcon) (Falco cherrug)
130 Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
210 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
213 Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
354 Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor)
091 Northern (aka Hen) Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
353 Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
Common birds
Source: 1) Lovászi Péter (editor): Javasolt különleges madárvédelmi területek Magyarországon, Magyar Madártani és Természetvédelmi Egyesület, 2002; 2) BirdLife International: Important Bird Areas factsheet, 2012; 3) Králl Attila, Nagy Károly: Fontos Madárélőhelyek Magyarországon (Területek, kritériumok és minősítő fajok) MME Monitoring Központ, 2007; 4) www.hungarianbirdwatching.com Important Bird Area descriptions, 2004-2014