The 23rd Tata Wild Duck Bird Festival will be held on Saturday, at which, in addition to observing the many thousands of geese, ducks, seagulls and bald eagles through a telescope, a variety of programs await those interested throughout the day, the Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Association (MME) informed.
As they recall, the wild geese wintering on Tata's Öreg Lake come to Hungary from a distance of up to 5,000-6,000 kilometers, from the northern regions of Scandinavia and Siberia, the first flocks appear at the end of September, beginning of October, and then return to their Arctic nesting areas in March.
In its statement, the MME highlights that the Tatai Wild Boar Run is realized thanks to the work of volunteer organizers.
They add that Old Lake Tata, which falls within the scope of the Ramsar Convention for the protection of wetlands of international importance, is the only bird resting place in Europe that is almost completely surrounded by a city. In recent weeks, there have been about 42,000 wild geese in the Ramsar area formed by the wetlands around Tata, including a maximum of 39,000 wild geese in Tata's Öreg Lake, and during the day thousands of ducks, steppe and Great Dane can also be seen on the lake.
During the peak period, at the end of November and the beginning of December, the number of wild geese that spend the night on the lake can reach up to 65 thousand
says the announcement.
In addition to observing the thousands of geese, ducks, seagulls and bald eagles through a telescope, visitors can enjoy a variety of programs, performances, and crafts throughout the day.
more information about which can be found on the website https://vadludsokadalom.hu/aktualis-program/
In its announcement, the MME highlights that those who cannot attend the program in person can follow the wild geese online, even from home, through the broadcast of the wild goose web camera operating in the bed of Öreg Lake in Tata.
This year's guest of honor of the event is the 50-year-old Hortobágy National Park, the 30-year-old Hortobágy Nature Society and the Ócsai Landscape Society, the organizers of the program are the Komárom-Esztergom County Group of the Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Society (MME), the Danube-Ipoly National Park Directorate, and the Száz Völgy Nature Protection Association - the announcement states.
MTI
Photo: Csaba Lóki / Facebook-Tatai Wild Duck Sokadalom
