Sites - Important Bird Areas (IBAs)

Ornithological information The most important site for raptors in Hungary, with large numbers of woodpeckers also present: Picus canus, Dendrocopos medius and D. syriacus.

Site description Situated near to the town of Sárospatak, and surrounded by the flood-plains of the Bodrog and Hernád rivers. Quercus, Carpinus and Fagus dominate the submontane forests, with montane Fagus forests existing on the northern slopes. Old, traditional orchards, vineyards and pastures occur in valleys and on slopes. Human activities include haymaking, grazing, hunting and mining.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Protected areas

Protected area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Északi-Zempléni-hegység - HUBN20085	Habitats Directive	1,854	protected area contained by site	1,854
Baskói rétek - HUBN20087	Habitats Directive	586	protected area contained by site	586
Bózsvai Temetõ alja - HUBN20093	Habitats Directive	12	protected area contained by site	12
Bodrogszegi Várhegy	Nature Conservation Area	2	protected area contained by site	2
Bodrogszegi Várhegy - HUBN20073	Habitats Directive	42	protected area contained by site	42
Erdõbényeiolaszliszkai magyar nõszirmos sztyepprétek - HUBN20077	Habitats Directive	22	protected area contained by site	22
Füzéri Pál-hegy - HUBN20089	Habitats Directive	733	protected area contained by site	733
Felsõregmeci Ronyva - HUBN20082	Habitats Directive	172	protected area overlaps with site	132
Hernád-völgy és Sajóládi-erdõ - HUAN20004	Habitats Directive	5,038	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Központi-Zempléni-hegység - HUBN20084	Habitats Directive	8,666	protected area contained by site	8,666
Komlóskai Mogyorós-tetõ és Zsidó-rét - HUBN20090	Habitats Directive	358	protected area contained by site	358
Long-erdõ - HUBN20081	Habitats Directive	3,160	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Regéci Várhegy - HUBN20088	Habitats Directive	246	protected area contained by site	246
Tállyai Patócs-hegySátor-hegy - HUBN20074	Habitats Directive	675	protected area contained by site	675
Telkibányai Király-hegy - HUBN20092	Habitats Directive	182	protected area contained by site	182
Zempléni	Landscape Protection Area	27,783	protected area contained by site	26,496
Zempléni-hegység a Szerencsi-dombsággal és a Hernád-völggyel - HUBN10007	Birds Directive	114,537	protected area contains site	94,223

Habitats

Land use

Management considerations The abandonment of pasture management and afforestation with spruce Picea has reduced the feeding area available to raptors. The damming of the Aranyos valley and a quarry at Pálháza have been proposed, and gold-prospecting in Telkibánya district and unregulated tourism are additional problems. The existing protected area is being enlarged. MME Zemplén Chapter protects raptor nest-sites, and the Directorate of Bükk National Park is re-creating mountain meadows.

Protection status National Partial International None2 ha of IBA covered by Landscape Protected Area (Bodrogszegi Várhegy, 2 ha). 26,496 ha of IBA covered by Landscape Protected Area (Zempléni, 26,496 ha).

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Zemplén Mountains. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/05/2013

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