24 Hanság
Description
A poorly-drained flood-plain, situated between Kapuvár and Csorna. Human activities are partially controlled, and include mowing and grazing of grasslands, peat extraction, reed-harvesting and hunting.
Location and size
Birdlife IBA Code : HU002
Location: Hungary, Gyor-Moson-Sopron
Central coordinates: 17.15 East 47.45 North
Altitude: 112-116m, average: 114m
Area: 10,718 ha
Habitats
Forest 11%
Grasslands 30%
Wetlands (inland) 5%
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial) 54%
Birds
Qualifying birds for present IBA
067 (Black-crowned) Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
093 Montagus Harrier (Circus pygargus)
Other special birds
065 (Eurasian) Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
066 Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
073 Great (aka Great White) Egret (Egretta alba)
075 Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
076 Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
077 White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
085 White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
090 (Western) Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
118 Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)
119 Little Crake (Porzana parva)
121 Corn Crake (Crex crex)
238 Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
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