45 Sumony Fishpond
Description
The fishpond system along Stream Okor can be found on the South-Western part of Baranya county, near to the village Sumony. Open water with reedbeds and wet meadows. Human activities include fish-farming, fishing, water management, hunting.
Location and size
Birdlife IBA Code : HU052
Location: Hungary, Baranya
Central coordinates: 17.53 East 45.58 North
Altitude: 106-115m, average: 110m
Area: 268 ha
Habitats
Wetlands >85%![]()
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial)![]()
Birds
Qualifying birds for present IBA
004 Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
008 Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Other special birds
031 Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
065 (Eurasian) Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
066 Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
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)
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


