41 Péteri Lake
Description
Originally the Péteri Lake was formed by wind, which was later artificially transformed to a fish pond. It's surrounding covered by wet and dry grasslands, Populus plantations, farms and arable lands. Human activities include sylviculture, agriculture, fishing.
Location and size
Birdlife IBA Code : HU058
Location: Hungary, Bács-Kiskun, Csongrád
Central coordinates: 19.54 East 46.35 North
Altitude: 89-91m, average: 90m
Area: 720 ha
Habitats
Forest 5%
Grassland 32%
Wetlands 47%
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial) 16%
Birds
Qualifying birds for present IBA
068 Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)
080 Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
Other special birds
031 Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
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)
077 White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
079 Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
090 (Western) Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
118 Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)
119 Little Crake (Porzana parva)
162 Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
244 (Common) Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
246 (European) Roller (Coracias garrulus)
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)
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