The amazing bird life at Lake Tisza, the neighbouring nature conservancy areas and the Hortobágy is a heaven for nature photographers and those enthusiastic bird photographers. In the bird sanctuary of  Lake Tisza and in the surrounding area several species can be observed regularly, such as the small and large herons, the Grey Heron, Black-Crowned Night-Heron, Squacco Heron, Common/Eurasian Spoonbill, Little Bittern, Purple Heron, Black Kite, Harrier, Saker Falcon, Kingfisher and Cormorant. The Bearded Tit, Reed Bunting, Little Crake, Water Rail are regular habitants of the reeded areas, and the Black Stork which favours the more deserted areas is regularly nesting. Rarely might we bump into a Glossy Ibis, Black Tern, Whiskered Tern, and to the princely predator of the marshland, the White-tailed Eagle. The Great Bustard, Europe's largest bird, breeds on the plains of Hortobágy that are unique also in Europe. It is extremely difficult to observe Great Bustards and is forbidden to approach during the nesting period.

We provide you with an electric boat for touring the bird sanctuary at Lake Tisza, which can be taken on your own or with the guidance of an expert bird photographer. (Until the beginning of June entry is entirely forbidden due to the nesting period.) The plains of the Hortobágyi National Park can be also visited individually; however we can help with the observation of special birds (for example Great Bustard, eagles) with experienced guides.

Our tour guides are familiar with the rules of the National Park and know where, what and when is worth observing. With a bit of luck a well trained guide can help you to some extraordinary photographic treasures.
The entire territory of the Lake Tisza is made up of periodically water covered areas, swampy parts, mort lakes, navvy holes, bushy areas and dry areas covered with woods. Amongst these habitats the Bird Sanctuary in Tiszafüred stands out, one of the most significant parts of which is the mixed heron site, which developed in a soft wood grove.  Here breed the often visible Black Crowned Night Heron, which in the evening makes the sound of "quack-quack", the snow white Little Egret, the often visible successful fisher the Grey Heron, the colourful Squacco Heron, and also the Spoonbill.
Always remember that it is forbidden to disturb the breeding places of the birds during the nesting period!
In the territory of the reservoir in the trees breed the Cormorant, whilst in the reedy areas the Pygmy Cormorant, the Great Bittern that is mainly identifiable by the sound it makes, the tiny Little Bittern, and the Great White Egret that once drifted to the edge of extinction and the Purple Heron. Occasionally we can see the rare Ibis of Hungary, the specially protected Glossy Ibis.  On the waters of the reservoir at places flotsam collects in significant quantity, on which a breeding colony of Black-headed Gull can establish, with the fast flying Common Terns with a black crown on the head regularly joining them. Sometimes the dark Black Tern and the greyish Whiskered Tern with the black head band is also visible above the lake.  
In the reedy areas rich bird fauna nest. The Savi's Warbler mainly recognisable from their voice amongst the reed singers, with the monotonic song that is really a reminder of the sound of a cricket breeds here. The Sedge Warbler recognisable from its eyebrow strip, the Reed Warbler by its song and the Marsh Warbler are also inhabitants of the reeds. The Great Reed Warbler with the characteristic "kri-kri-kri-kra-kra-kra" song indispensible to the ear of people walking by water, often sits up at the top of the reed. "Rustling" Bearded Tits, and Reed Buntings are often visible.
The nesting bird of prey of the reedy areas is the Marsh Harrier, which feeds on the chicks of water-fowl and rodents caught in the surrounding open areas, pasture and arable lands. Due to its hidden life style the Little Crake and Water Rail that are the inhabitants of thick reedy areas are rarely visible, but a waterside person can recognise their songs easily.  We surely would see Coot and Moorhen however, they can be seen almost everywhere when we travel on the reservoir by boat.
The Greylag Goose nests in the calm, undisturbed reedy areas, leads its chicks to the quiet, calm and open water parts, but continuously remaining close to the reeds that provide security.
The  Goshawk nests in the groups of trees that remain on dry land, also in addition to the numerous singing bird species the Great Spotted Woodpecker, the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and the Woodpigeon. The Cuckoo and the Chiffchaff recognisable from its "chilp-chalp" song can regularly be heard. A characteristic nester of the bushes is the River Warbler recognisable from its monotone "zsib-zsib" song. Further singing species in the woodlands of the flood areas and in the bushes at their edges are the Nightingale, the Barred Warbler, the Blackcap, the Blackbird and the Golden Oriole. The Olivaceous Warbler nests in the willow groves of the banks, Green Woodpecker and Starling brood in the hollows of old trees. The European Penduline Tit builds its characteristic nest on branches of willow trees hanging over the water.
Black Stork is a special treasure of the area, which nests in undisturbed woodland parts specked with old trees. It lives quite a secluded life style, making its nest in the forks of the thick side branches and trunks of large old branched trees.  
The White-Tailed Eagle is a protected rarity of the area. It nests in the older calm forests along the Tisza, this is one of the largest sized specially protected bird of prey in Hungary. It places its giant twig nests on the high, thick trees, the hen often starts brooding at the end of the winter on one or two eggs. The White-Tailed Eagle is especially sensitive to disturbance, and if logging takes place or a careless excursion group gets close to the nest during the nesting period , it can easily desert the nest. In the winter period the wintering White-Tailed Eagles are hunting for the waterfowl  that are regularly assembling by the sections of the Lake Tisza that are not frozen.
The open waters are covered by masses of waterfowl including Coots. The superficial naming of "wild duck" is at least attempted to be differentiated by a tourist requiring a little bit more understanding, as the differentiation of the various Anatidae species is easily done. Occasionally we might meet a specially protected Ferruginous Duck, and mainly in the migration period rarely Tufted Duck can also be seen.

Source: Nimfea Nature Conservation Association