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Description |
A large saline lake situated on the Austrian-Hungarian border. The IBA includes the Hungarian part of the lake (an area of 75 km2), of which 88% is covered by reedbeds (Phragmites), and adjacent mesophile and wet saline grasslands. Human activities include reed-harvesting (`Other' land-use, below), a small-scale fishery and recreation. |
Location and size Administrative region(s): Győr-Sopron-Moson Central coordinates: E16,38, N47,36 Altitude: 115 - 261m Area: 12542 ha |
Habitats and percentage 04. Grassland (5%) 05. Wetlands (inland) (65%) 11. Artificial landscapes (terrestrial) (30%) |
| õõ IBA qualifying birds Great White Egret (Egretta alba) - passage Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) - breeding Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) - passage Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) - winter White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) - winter Greylag Goose (Anser anser) - breeding and passage Gadwall (Anas strepera) - passage Teal (Anas crecca) - passage Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) - passage Little Crake (Porzana parva) - breeding |
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