38 Nagy-berek of Fonyód
Description
A former marshland on the southern side of Lake Balaton, where only small fragments of original habitat remain following land reclamation. The IBA comprises hay meadows and arable land with scattered Alnus and Salix woodlands, wet meadows, reedbeds (Phragmites), an extensive ditch network and several fish-ponds. Human activities include arable farming, cattle-grazing, haymaking and reed-harvesting.
Location and size
Birdlife IBA Code : HU006
Location: Hungary, Somogy
Central coordinates: 17.33 East 46.44 North
Altitude: 100-152, average: 108m
Area: 9,324 ha
Habitats
Forest 10%
Shrubland 10%
Grassland 50%
Wetlands 14%
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial) 16%
Birds
Qualifying birds for present IBA
004 Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
008 Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
031 Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
Other special birds
065 (Eurasian) Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
066 Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
067 (Black-crowned) Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
073 Great (aka Great White) Egret (Egretta alba)
075 Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
076 Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
085 White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
093 Montagus Harrier (Circus pygargus)
285 Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
240 (Europen) Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
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