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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Lake Velence is the third-largest lake in the country, measuring 10.5 km in length and 3.3 km in breadth, with an average depth of 1-2 m. There are extensive reed-beds with
Phragmites and
Typha, and adjacent wet meadows. Human activities include fishing, angling, sailing, boating and reed-harvesting (`Other' land-use, below).
An important site for breeding herons (Ardeidae) and ducks, and as a roosting site for geese in winter. Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Aythya nyroca (4-5 pairs).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Main threats are disturbance to birds, and over-abstraction. Water-levels are artificially maintained in order to protect the ecological integrity of the site, and to prolong opportunities for recreational use. Wildfowl shooting is banned, and a management plan for Fertõ was prepared in 1996. Expansion of the protected area at Dinnyés by 600 ha is underway.
National Partial
International Partial539 ha of IBA covered by Nature Conservation Area (Dinnyési Fertõ, 539 ha). 420 ha of IBA covered by Nature Conservation Area (Velencei madarrezervatum, 420 ha). 965 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Velence-Dinnyés, 965 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Velence Lake–Dinnyés Lake (Hungary). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/velence-lake–dinnyés-lake-iba-hungary on 22/11/2024.
