33 Kis-Sárrét (Biharugra)
Description
A low-lying flood-plain situated between Körösnagyharsány and Mezőgyán, which is not subject to the effects of natural flooding. A large system of fish-ponds are managed for conservation, and are surrounded by extensive saline grasslands and arable fields. Human activities include sheep- and cattle-grazing, reed-harvesting, hunting, angling and birdwatching.
Location and size
Birdlife IBA Code : HU030
Location: Hungary, Békés
Central coordinates: 21.34 East 46.58 North
Altitude: 88-98m, average: 92m
Area: 12,326 ha
Habitats
Forest 5%
Grassland 30%
Wetlands 40%
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial) 25%
Birds
Qualifying birds for present IBA
006 (Greater) White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
008 Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
022 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
066 Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
085 White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
168 Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
210 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Other special birds
007 Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)
031 Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
042 Smew (Mergus albellus)
061 (Great) Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
062 Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus)
065 (Eurasian) Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
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)
079 Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
080 Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
090 (Western) Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
118 Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)
119 Little Crake (Porzana parva)
121 Corn Crake (Crex crex)
128 Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
130 Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
131 (Pied) Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
162 Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
192 Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
213 Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
214 Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
238 Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
246 (European) Roller (Coracias garrulus)
285 Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
308 Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon)
354 Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor)
091 Northern (aka Hen) Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
107 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
180 Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
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