Again, we came back to the famous Hortobágy. It's famous for the diverse bird communities and a popular place to visit during migration. One can enter the National Park easily, there are no fee to get it, however the highly protected lands can not be viewed by anyone.
This lake or rather fishing pond came up to this blog because we visited it on the way to Zám-puszta, a place where habitat reconstruction is undergoing at the moment so we could not really explore the actual Ramsar area.
The lake gave us many good examples to study the different waterbird species. The road was considerably good and the place can be also visited with the help of national park's personals.
Egretta alba
Cygnus olor
In the protection of reed beds the birds can safely feed and swim around. We have spotted some Aythya ferina and Podiceps cristatus. I also noticed a typical sound for a bird tends to hide in the reed but I coulnd not see it so I can not confirm its presence.
I don't really like adding links to this blog but I can not resist to this one, where one can listen to the sound of some waterbirds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uws3doU4lZo
This blog is intended to report on different waterbird species and their habitat however on the picture above, I add a picture about the rabbit (Lepus europaeus), which jump into the channel and swim to the other side to follow its way.
An information board with the description of the EU project for the area.
As the livestock belongs to a private company (person) the area is semi-closed. Rangers can be asked for further information.
The Hortobágy is a great plain with channels like this to feed the water bodies.
Traditional way to assemble the reed.
