Category: Protected species

We talked about Scarce fritillary in a report of Kossuth radio

A report about one of the key species in the OAKEYLIFE project, the Scarce fritillary, was made for Kossuth Radio’s magazine, published Hajnal-Táj in June 2020.
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European beaver appeared near the Peszér-forest

The European beaver is becoming more common in the Danube-Tisza River and has proven data from Upper Kiskunság.
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We monitor black woodpecker territories in the Peszér-forest

In the Peszér-forest, a number of cavity-nesting bird species breed, including the largest European woodpecker species, the black woodpecker with elegant feathers.
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Blooming Sternbergia colchicifloras in the Peszér-forest

Compared to 38 flowering individuals in 2018, in the autumn of 2019 more than twice as many Sternbergia colchiciflora were blooming in a small, planted oak forest in the Peszér-forest.
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Protected butterflies in Peszér-forest in autumn

The butterfly fauna of the Peszér-forest has an unparalleled value: the largest population of many species between the Danube and the Tisza can be found here (e.g. scarce fritillary, large chequered skipper, niobe fritillary – and the line could be continued for a long time), but more common species in our region can be found […]
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Ball-head onion (Allium sphaerocephalon)

The ball-head onion is a native species in Hungary, which our colleagues discovered in several glades of the Peszér-forest.
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The unmistakable Argiope lobata spider

The Argiope lobata spider is not to be confused with any other European spider species due to its special lobes of the female abdomen.
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European nightjar nest and eggs were found

In the Peszér-forest, our colleagues photographed the nest and eggs of European nightjar, which is perfectly hidden and are laid directly on the ground. (Caprimulgus europaeus)
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The rare marsh gladiolus bloomed again

In the second half of June, flowering of marsh gladiolus peaked, in case of two populations that have survived for present days in the Peszér-forest.
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Neptis sappho in Peszér-forest – video

Neptis sappho, the Pallas’ sailer or common glider, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Central Europe, Russia, India and other parts of temperate Asia and Japan.
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