23 Pusztas around Jászkarajenő
(Gerje Plain)
Description
An area of well-drained lowland overlain by meadow, saline and sandy soils, situated between the Gerje and Körös streams south-west of the town of Szolnok. Saline grassland covers the majority of the IBA, interspersed by arable land, orchards, small saline lakes and abandoned rice-fields. Human activities include grazing, haymaking, arable farming, horticulture, fish-farming and hunting.
Location and size
Birdlife IBA Code : HU021
Location: Hungary, Bács-Kiskun, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Pest
Central coordinates: 20.04 East 47.04 North
Altitude: 85-100m, average: 91m
Area: 8,066 ha
Habitats
Grassland 90%
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial) 10%
Birds
Qualifying birds for present IBA
132 (Eurasian) Stone Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
246 (European) Roller (Coracias garrulus)
354 Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor)
Other special birds
065 (Eurasian) Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
066 Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
093 Montagus Harrier (Circus pygargus)
110 Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
115 Saker (Falcon) (Falco cherrug)
119 Little Crake (Porzana parva)
130 Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
131 (Pied) Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
168 Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
098 Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
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