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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A well-drained low-lying flood-plain situated along the Sárvíz canal, between the two loess plateaus of Mezõföld. The IBA includes fish-ponds with fringing reedbeds (
Phragmites), and surrounding
Populus and
Robinia woodlands, pastures and saline lakes. Human activities include grazing, arable farming and reed-harvesting.
An important area for wintering geese. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Aythya nyroca (18 breeding pairs),
Haliaeetus albicilla (3-5 wintering birds).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are inappropriate water management in the fish-ponds, disturbance to birds caused by both hunting and attempts to protect fish stocks, and the burning of reeds
Phragmites. Wildfowl shooting on Rétszilas fish-ponds is banned, and management planning is underway.
National Partial
International Partial1,496 ha of IBA covered by Nature Conservation Area (Rétszilasi-tavak, 1,496 ha). 3,616 ha of IBA covered by Landscape Protected Area (Sárvíz-völgy, 3,616 ha). 1,496 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Rétszilasi, 1,496 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sárvíz Valley (Hungary). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sárvíz-valley-iba-hungary on 22/11/2024.
