20 Lake Fertő
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, a small-scale fishery and recreation.
Location and size
Birdlife IBA Code : HU003
Location: Hungary, Győr-Moson-Sopron
Central coordinates: 16.38 East 47.36 North
Altitude: 110-116m, average: 114m
Area: 8500 ha
Habitats
Grassland 5%
Wetland 65%
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial) 30%
Birds
Qualifying birds for present IBA
004 Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
006 (Greater) White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
008 Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
020 (Eurasian) Teal (Anas crecca)
028 Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
065 (Eurasian) Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
066 Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
090 (Western) Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
285 Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
308 Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon)
Other special birds
017 (Eurasian) Wigeon (Anas penelope)
019 Gadwall (Anas strepera)
022 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
023 (Northern) Pintail (Anas acuta)
026 (Northern) Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
031 Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
073 Great (aka Great White) Egret (Egretta alba)
075 Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
080 Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
119 Little Crake (Porzana parva)
121 Corn Crake (Crex crex)
130 Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
131 (Pied) Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
138 Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
162 Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
192 Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
210 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
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


