40 Pacsmag Lakes of Regöly
Description
A system of fish-ponds and adjacent marshes in the valley of the River Koppány, 10 km to the south-east of the town of Tamási. The fish-ponds are overgrown with beds of Phragmites and Typha, whilst the adjacent marshlands are dominated by sedge Carex. Human activities include cattle-grazing and reed-harvesting .
Location and size
Birdlife IBA Code : HU008
Location: Hungary, Tolna
Central coordinates: 18.23 East 46.35 North
Altitude: 95-198m, average: 115m
Area: 936 ha
Habitats
Forest 20%
Grassland 15%
Wetlands 60%
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial) 5%
Other special birds
065 (Eurasian) Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
066 Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
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)
090 (Western) Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
118 Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)
119 Little Crake (Porzana parva)
121 Corn Crake (Crex crex)
244 (Common) Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
249 Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)
308 Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon)
253 Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus)
268 Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris)
319 Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria)
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