Balaton Minor (Kis-Balaton)
This is a marshland with tens of thousands of birds nesting in the reeds. Approximately 150 of the 370 bird species of Hungary hatch here. Most are herons, cormorants and bee-eaters. The most endangered rarity is the noble snow-white tufted heron. The Kányavári-sziget (2 km from Balatonmagyaród to the north) and Pap-sziget lookout towers (from the direction of the village of Vörs along the road leading to the keeper’s lodge) are ideal places for bird-watching. These highly protected areas can only be visited with prior permission and a guide. In Kápolnapuszta nearby, the only buffalo reservation in the country is worth visiting.
