16 Velence Lake−Dinnyés Lake
Description
Lake Velence is the third-largest lake in the country, measuring 10.5 km in length and 3.3 km in breadth, with an average depth of 1-2 m. There are extensive reed-beds with Phragmites and Typha, and adjacent wet meadows. Human activities include fishing, angling, sailing, boating and reed-harvesting.
Location and size
Birdlife IBA Code : HU012
Location: Hungary, Fejér
Central coordinates: 18.31 East 47.10 North
Altitude: 102-112m, average: 104m
Area: 1,971 ha
Habitats
Grasslands 10%
Wetlands 70%
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial) 20%
Birds
Qualifying birds for present IBA
004 Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
006 (Greater) White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
008 Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
080 Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
285 Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
Other special birds
031 Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
065 (Eurasian) Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
066 Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
067 (Black-crowned) Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
072 Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
073 Great (aka Great White) Egret (Egretta alba)
075 Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
085 White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
090 (Western) Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
118 Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)
119 Little Crake (Porzana parva)
130 Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
131 (Pied) Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
213 Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
308 Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon)
354 Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor)
091 Northern (aka Hen) Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
251 Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
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