Crane birds over White Lake

One of the most important migration route of the european crane bird population is in East Hungary. In the autumn the rest places of the bird crowd which means over 100.000 birds are the calm wet environment which are located in nature reserve areas. While the crane birds in October are still in Hortobagy by November they reach Kiskunsag National Park. The significance of this area is demonstrated by the fact that after 2000 there are more than 10.000 crane birds here during this period of the year. According to the statistics of the last 6 years in the middle of november (the peak period of the bird migration) there were 20-30.000 crane birds in Lake Fehér near to Szeged town.