08 Bodrogzug–Taktaköz
Description
A permanently flooded area of flood-plain, c.30 km long and c.2-3 km wide, adjacent to the Bodrog and Tisza rivers. The high groundwater level results from the effects of the dam at Tiszalök. The area includes natural and artificial oxbow lakes, marshes, wet grasslands, flood-plain forests and several non-native poplar Populus plantations. Human activities include grazing, mowing, arable farming, angling and hunting.
Location and size
Birdlife IBA Code : HU039
Location: Hungary, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Central coordinates: 21.20 East 48.15 North
Altitude: 76 - 514m , average: 100m
Area: 31,853 ha
Habitats
Forest 5%
Grasslands 70%
Wetlands (inland) 10%
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial) 15%
Birds
Qualifying birds for present IBA
031 Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
065 (Eurasian) Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
068 Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)
072 Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
073 Great (aka Great White) Egret (Egretta alba)
075 Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
076 Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
083 Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
090 (Western) Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
093 Montagus Harrier (Circus pygargus)
121 Corn Crake (Crex crex)
213 Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
214 Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
230 (Eurasian) Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
Other special birds
066 Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
067 (Black-crowned) Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
077 White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
079 Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
080 Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
082 (European) Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
085 White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
089 Short-toed (Snake) Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
100 Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina)
110 Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
118 Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)
119 Little Crake (Porzana parva)
125 Common (aka Eurasian) Crane (Grus grus)
244 (Common) Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
249 Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)
254 Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius)
354 Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor)
240 (Europen) Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
251 Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
253 Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus)
260 Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
295 (Rufous-tailed) Rock Thrush (Monticola saxatilis)
319 Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria)
337 Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)
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