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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A low-lying flood-plain situated between Körösnagyharsány and Mezõgyán, 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 (`Other' land-use, below), hunting, angling and birdwatching.
An important area for both breeding and passage waterbirds. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Aythya nyroca (50-150 birds on passage),
Otis tarda (5-10 breeding individuals).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Threats include inappropriate timing of the flooding and draining of fish-ponds, uncontrolled burning and the introduction of grass carp
Ctenopharyngodon. Artificial nest-sites are provided, and wildfowl shooting is prohibited. A management plan exists for the area.
National Partial
International Partial7,899 ha of IBA covered by National Park (Körös-Maros, 42,636 ha). 2,791 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Biharugra fish-ponds, 2,791 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kis-Sárrét (Hungary). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kis-sárrét-iba-hungary on 22/11/2024.
