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Site description (2000 baseline)
The IBA is situated on the sandy alluvial fan of Kiskunság, near to the village of Izsák. It consists of a large lake almost entirely covered by reeds Phragmites, and surrounded by wet grassland and sand-dunes. Human activities include grazing, haymaking and reed-harvesting (`Other' land-use, below).

Key biodiversity
An important site for breeding herons (Ardeidae). Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Haliaeetus albicilla, Crex crex (no data), Otis tarda (2-3 individuals).

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kolon Lake (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kolon-lake-iba-hungary on 23/12/2024.