03 Lower Tisza Valley
Description
The IBA is situated between the River Tisza and the sandy highlands of Kiskunság, to the north of the town of Szeged. Fish-ponds and saline lakes are surrounded by saline grassland, arable land, orchards and forestry plantations. Some of the fish-ponds contain large reedbeds (Phragmites), and native forest exists along the River Tisza. Human activities include arable farming, horticulture, reed-harvesting and hunting.
Location and size
Birdlife IBA Code : HU026
Location: Hungary, Csongrád
Central coordinates: 20.10 East 46.15 North
Altitude: 76-87m, average: 80m
Area: 29,483 ha
Habitats
Forest 8%
Grasslands 20%
Wetlands (inland) 22%
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial) 50%
Birds
Qualifying birds for present IBA
006 (Greater) White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
008 Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
026 (Northern) Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
031 Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
065 (Eurasian) Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
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)
125 Common (aka Eurasian) Crane (Grus grus)
130 Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
131 (Pied) Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
138 Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
192 Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
210 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
214 Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
246 (European) Roller (Coracias garrulus)
285 Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
308 Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon)
Other special birds
022 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
061 (Great) Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
062 Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus)
076 Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
077 White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
079 Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
082 (European) Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
083 Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
090 (Western) Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
110 Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
115 Saker (Falcon) (Falco cherrug)
118 Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)
119 Little Crake (Porzana parva)
121 Corn Crake (Crex crex)
132 (Eurasian) Stone Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
162 Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
168 Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
174 Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
203 Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)
213 Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
238 Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
244 (Common) Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
354 Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor)
140 (Eurasian) Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus)
180 Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
240 (Europen) Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
251 Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
253 Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus)
268 Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris)
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


