MERIC BASIN

Meric Delta

City: Edirne

Provinces: Enez, Ipsala

Surface Area: 700 ha

Altitude: Sea level

Protection: Yes

Main Characteristics: Sweet water lakes, coastal lagoons

Bird Species: Important breeding area for little bittern - küçük balaban (50 pairs), night heron  gece balikçili (200 pairs), squacco heron - alaca balikcil (300 pairs), purple heron - erguvani balikçil (100 pairs), glossy ibis - çeltikçi (100 pairs), spoonbill - kasikçi (40 pairs), collared pratincole - bataklik kirlangici (200 pairs), little tern - küçük sumru (200 pairs) and whiskered tern - biyikli sumru (500 pairs). A huge number of water birds winter here (max. 48.440) including pygmy cormorant - küçük karabatak (max. 1450), dalmatian pelican - tepeli pelikan (max. 291), mute swan - kugu (max. 2030), whooper swan - ötücü kugu (max. 214) and red-crested pochard - elmabas patka (max. 15.528).